Over 1,350 independent Maine makers, shops, and artisans — shop online, ship anywhere, or find them on your next visit.
Shaker Furniture of Maine is an independent home decor business based in Kennebec Valley. The Augusta workshop builds traditional Shaker-style furniture—beds, chairs, tables, dressers, and case goods—in cherry, maple, and oak using time-honored techniques. Custom orders and nationwide shipping available.
Portland-based athletic apparel and accessories brand. Quality clothing built for use both in and out of the gym.
Shaw & Tenney is an independent outdoor gear business based in Highlands, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Shaw Farms is an independent grocery & food business based in the Lakes & Mountains region. The South Paris family farm raises 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef, pasture-raised pork, pastured chicken, and fresh eggs from pastured hens—available as retail packages or freezer shares (quarter, half, or whole).
Sheepscot River Pottery is an independent home decor business based in Midcoast Maine. The women-owned, second-generation studio has handmade dinnerware and home goods from their Edgecomb and Damariscotta locations since 1974.
Shelter Institute is an independent outdoor gear business based in the Midcoast region. Since 1974, the Woolwich, Maine timber-framing institute has taught generations of builders—and through its online Shelter Tools shop offers heirloom-quality hand tools: timber-framing chisels, slicks, Japanese hand saws, Maine-made axes, and Peavey logging tools.
Shelter Institute is an independent outdoor gear business based in Midcoast Maine. The Woolwich timber-framing institution—three generations strong since 1974—runs Shelter Tools, a curated retail and online shop carrying hand-forged Swedish axes, Maine-made heirloom axes, Japanese pull saws, Peavey Manufacturing logging tools, German precision tools, and timber-framing chisels.
Cumberland-based knitting and yarn-themed gifts. By-yarn-people-for-yarn-people Greater Portland brand.
Portland-based family-owned brewery. Apparel, glassware, and merchandise from one of Maine’s pioneering craft breweries.
Kennebunk-based Maine-perspective apparel brand. Hard-working clothing for hard-working Mainers.
Island Creek Oysters' Portland raw bar and shellfish market on Washington Avenue — Maine's best oysters, plus tinned fish and caviar.
Taught by our educators and local community members, our programs offer focused instruction on a variety of subjects designed to be fun and engage participants.
ShopThisIsIt is an Ogunquit-based women's boutique offering knits, tunics, blouses, jackets, dresses, and accessories with a focus on flattering, comfortable style.
Heritage breed pork and grassfed beef raised on small farms, including our own farm in New Hampshire. Sausages, salami, bacon, and other cuts of pork and beef.
Sanford-based American maker of silicone household goods. Factory-direct silicone sleeves, mats, and gear made in Maine.
Silk by Christopher in Cumberland Center designs hand-rolled-hem satin silk scarves whose painterly patterns come from photos of his travels — boats, brooks, walls.
Cocktail-forward Old Port bar from the Taj Indian Cuisine team, opened August 2025 with Indian-fusion small plates and house-brewed beer collaborations.
Canaan-based maker of small-batch sauces and marinades. Bold flavors developed at a Maine sporting lodge.
Newcastle-based regenerative farm and meat snack maker. Pastured-pork snack sticks built around clean ingredients and good farming.
Year-round-leaning cocktail bar and restaurant from The Travelin' Lobster's Kelly and Phil Corson, opened May 2026 on Bar Harbor's Main Street.
Sissle & Daughters is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. Mary Chapman and Will Sissle's Portland cheesemonger and grocer offers cheeses, charcuterie, wine, beer, pasta, preserves, and other delectable provisions, with an original Washington Ave shop and a second cafe-and-market location on Forest Ave.
Ski Depot / RaceSkis.com is a Jay-based ski shop offering alpine race skis, recreational skis, boots, bindings, and tuning service from leading brands.
SKORDO is an independent kitchen business based in Greater Portland. The Maine family-owned shop empowers home cooks with 60+ original spice blends and rubs hand-made in Brunswick, plus salts, hot sauces, cookbooks, and tableware—with locations in Portland's Old Port and Portsmouth, NH.
Sanford-based snowmobile-themed apparel. Maine snowmobile-club fundraising brand.
Caribou-based independent grocer and butcher since 1914. A County landmark known for quality meats and longstanding service.
S.L. Wadsworth & Son is an independent specialty business based in Downeast Maine. Founded in 1818, the Eastport Water Street institution is the nation's oldest ship chandlery and Maine's oldest retail business—operated by six generations of the Wadsworth family. Two storefronts across from the Fisherman Statue combine an old-fashioned hardware store with a nautical gift shop carrying Eastport-logo merchandise, nautical reproductions, and unique themed items.
A 12th-generation Knight family farm in Westbrook operating since 1720, producing fresh dairy in glass bottles, artisan cheeses through their Silvery Moon Creamery, and ice cream.
Waldoboro-based hand-dyed yarn and fiber farm. Snallygaster yarns and TLC Fiber Farm fibers from Midcoast Maine.
Snows Point Pottery in St George hand-throws stoneware mugs, bowls, pitchers, and pour-overs — each piece signed, with intentional imperfections welcomed.
The Sock Shack is a small boutique conveniently located in downtown Portland, Maine. We sell an array of fabulous socks for men, women and children.
Softspikes is a Burnham, Maine-manufactured line of replacement golf cleats—including Black Widow, Cyclone, Pulsar, and Stealth—the world's leading plastic-cleat brand worn by 75%+ of tour pros.
Independent craft brewery based in York, in the Southern Maine Coast with a tasting room open to visitors.
SoPo Seafood is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. They source fish from Maine's working waterfront and ship fresh fillets, oysters, smoked seafood, and curated gift boxes nationwide.
South Street Linen is an independent clothing & accessories business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
At Spaces Kennebunkport you can find and inspired collection of stylish gifts and home furnishings. I have searched near and far to find fresh, refined and uncommon items that compliment a variety of decorating styles and aesthetic sensibilities.
Hand-rolled, honey-boiled sourdough bagels from Long Island transplant Shawn Williams, opened as a brick-and-mortar shop January 2025 in Northport.
Speckled Ax Wood Roasted Coffee is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. The Congress Street roaster fires its vintage Petroncini with Maine-grown hardwood, shipping single-origin and blended beans nationwide.
South Portland-based maker of Maine-themed prints and decor. Posters, postcards, and prints inspired by classic art deco.
Spiraldance Breathwork incorporates the best of cutting-edge research on trauma healing and stress reduction, combined with mindfulness-based awareness techniques, to profoundly shift our limiting breath patterns and improve our life.
Spirit of the Woods is a Dennistown-based supplier of wood slices, stumps, branches, and rustic craft woods handcrafted in the mountains of Western Maine.
Split Rock Distilling is a Newcastle-based, certified-organic Maine distillery producing organic vodka, whiskey, bourbon, and gin from grain to glass.
Springer’s Jewelers is a coastal New England family-owned chain of jewelry stores that provides high-quality fine jewelry to thousands of New England patrons and visitors.
Scarborough-based specialty sprinkles and baking supply shop. Huge selection of sprinkles and decorating supplies.
Kennebunk-based maker of the Squeezi: a wall-mounted silicone shampoo and conditioner dispenser. A bathroom upgrade that reduces plastic waste.
Read the guides
Curated picks from our editors — the best Maine coffee subscriptions, candle makers, chocolatiers, seafood shippers, furniture workshops, and gift ideas under $50.
From Portland’s Tandem and Coffee By Design to island roasters in Stonington and the western mountains.
Twelve Maine seafood operations — from live-lobster shippers to chef-grade caviar to sustainably farmed kelp — worth ordering from.
Twelve Maine chocolatiers from century-old needham makers to bean-to-bar B Corps — and what to order from each.
Ten Maine candle makers — from coastal hand-poured soy to designer-aesthetic gift candles — worth ordering from.
Twelve Maine furniture makers — from Shaker classics to modern floating shelves — building heirloom-grade pieces.
12 independent Maine shops with thoughtful gifts that won’t blow your budget.