Over 1,150 independent Maine makers, shops, and artisans — shop online, ship anywhere, or find them on your next visit.
Greater Portland
Pownal-based wellness and mood-support supplement brand. Maine-developed natural mood-support products.
Kennebec Valley
Poolweb is an Augusta-based commercial pool supply retailer carrying chemicals, equipment, parts, and accessories for residential and commercial pools across the country.
Southern Maine Coast
Saco-based vintage and antique goods shop. Vintage kitchen, Victorian, Edwardian, and MCM finds.
Greater Portland
South Portland-based coastal lifestyle apparel brand. Tees, hats, and accessories celebrating Maine’s harbors and bays.
Greater Portland
Portland fiberarts shop offering classes and supplies for spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, and dyeing. Wholesale distributor of Cashmere People yarns.
Greater Portland
Portland Dry Goods is an independent clothing & accessories business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Greater Portland
Portland Gear Hub is an independent outdoor gear business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Greater Portland
Portland-based award-winning craft cocktail bar. Apparel, bar tools, and merchandise from one of Maine’s most celebrated cocktail destinations.
Greater Portland
Portland-based waterfront restaurant and live music venue. Lobster rolls, gift cards, and merchandise from a Commercial Street favorite.
Greater Portland
Portland Mattress Makers is an independent home decor business based in Greater Portland. They've handcrafted mattresses since 1938 from a Fox Street factory, including custom and boat mattresses sold factory-direct.
Greater Portland
Portland-based Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Official team merchandise, apparel, and game-day gear.
Greater Portland
Independent clothing & accessories business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Shop online or visit in person.
Greater Portland
Portland beer garden and bar focused on great music and great beer. A laid-back local hangout with a strong rotating tap list.
Greater Portland
East Bayside Portland beer garden built around beer, music, and soccer — Premier League watches, DJ nights, and Zoo-branded beers contract-brewed by Lone Pine.
Greater Portland
Portland modern home goods shop focused on traditional, useful, hand-made products. A carefully edited selection of beautiful everyday objects.
Midcoast
Prescott Hill Pottery in Liberty, Maine is a gallery and studio where Betsy Levine hand-makes and displays her work.
Southern Maine Coast
York-based curated boutique art-supply shop. Premium art supplies and services for Maine artists.
Kennebec Valley
Burnham-based maker of Pride Golf Tees. Long-trusted name in golf tees and accessories.
Southern Maine Coast
Primitive House Farm is an independent health & beauty business based in Southern Maine Coast. The mother-daughter family business has hand-crafted natural skincare and home goods from their coastal southern Maine farm for over 17 years.
Lakes & Mountains
Primitive Keeper is an independent home decor business based in the Lakes & Mountains region. From a home shop in Maine's Appalachian Mountains, this maker hand-pours premium soy and paraffin candles in small batches, with stockists across Maine.
Greater Portland
Print Bookstore is an independent books business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Greater Portland
PrintCraft is both a working studio space for artists Lisa Pixley and Martha Kearsley as well as an affordable art destination.
Greater Portland
Portland-based all-in-one workout recovery brand. Maine-made post-workout recovery supplements.
Midcoast
Prospect Farms is a Prospect-based maker of CBD and hemp-derived pet wellness products grown and processed on a centuries-old Maine farm.
Kennebec Valley
The Pussums Cat Company is a small Maine, family owned business who provides superior quality catnip toys and products for cat lovers nationwide.
Lakes & Mountains
Auburn-based Wi-Fi handheld pentesting gadget. Open-source-style Maine cybersecurity hardware.
Downeast
Ellsworth-based jewelry studio creating one-of-a-kind and artisan pieces. Custom engagement rings and fine jewelry made by in-house master jewelers.
Lakes & Mountains
Pyxie is an independent outdoor gear business based in Lakes & Mountains, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Greater Portland
Qirushi Art Studio is an independent art & music business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Shop online or find them on your next visit to Maine.
Midcoast
Brunswick-based bedding maker producing the patented CinchFit Sheet Set. American-made sheets engineered to stay snug and stay on the bed.
Greater Portland
Portland-based Italian specialty foods and catering. Authentic Italian preparations available for retail and events.
Midcoast
I build jewelry to last this lifetime and beyond. My work is ever evolving and my inspirations are quirky: a discarded antique button, a rusted washer from the boatyard, a lone porcelain doll arm, a lichen foliose, insects, spores, microbes.
Greater Portland
Portland-based maker of patches, stickers, pins, prints, and pennants. Coastal-flavored small goods designed in Maine.
Southern Maine Coast
Quince & Co. is a Saco-based yarn company producing American-grown wool and natural-fiber yarns alongside thoughtful knitting patterns for the modern maker.
Greater Portland
Portland-based secondhand marketplace from Quince & Co. Sell or buy gently used Quince yarns and finished handknits in a circular community.
Lakes & Mountains
Quoddy is an independent clothing & accessories business based in the Lakes & Mountains region. Established in 1947, the family-owned Lewiston workshop hand-sews boat shoes, moccasins, boots, and slippers built to be resoled and repaired.
Kennebec Valley
Waterville-based artist photography and drawn prints. Kennebec Valley one-artist studio.
Midcoast
Brunswick-based women's clothing boutique. Curated Midcoast Maine apparel and accessories.
Greater Portland
Ragged Coast Chocolates is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. Founded by Kate Shaffer (formerly Black Dinah Chocolatiers), the Westbrook chocolatier crafts Good Food Award–winning truffles and sea salt caramels with single-origin chocolate and fresh Maine cream.
Highlands
New Milo brewpub in the former Bissell Brothers Three Rivers space, showcasing Maine Highlands breweries, wineries, and ciders alongside its own beers.
Greater Portland
Rainbow Toys is an independent kids business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Greater Portland
Our goal is to work with nature to make responsibly sourced, skillfully crafted, American made sustainable clothing.
Lakes & Mountains
Rancourt & Co. is an independent clothing & accessories business based in the Lakes & Mountains region. Three generations of Lewiston shoemakers hand-craft loafers, boat shoes, moccasins, and boots using traditional techniques since 1967.
Lakes & Mountains
Rangeley-based gift shop carrying locally made Maine products. A western Maine destination for Lakes & Mountains crafts and gifts.
Lakes & Mountains
Rangeley Region Sports Shop is a historic Rangeley-based fly shop offering top-brand fly fishing gear, guided trips on local rivers and ponds, and decades of regional expertise.
Lakes & Mountains
Rare Woods USA is an independent Maine business based in Lakes & Mountains. Shop online or find them on your next visit to Maine.
Downeast
Raye's Mustard is an independent grocery & food business based Downeast. Founded in 1900 by J. Wesley Raye, the historic Eastport mill is North America's last remaining traditional stone-ground mustard mill—a working museum where four generations of the Raye family have crafted award-winning mustards.
Greater Portland
South Portland-based curated traveler gifts. Travel-agent client gifts and travel goodies.
Midcoast
Brunswick-based hand-dyed disc golf discs and gear. Midcoast disc-golf and outdoor maker.
Highlands
Greenville-based veteran-founded apparel brand. Retired Army Staff Sergeant’s clothing and merch line.
Lakes & Mountains
A one-woman Maine maker hand-designing nature-inspired home goods, serving boards, apparel, and gifts in Windham, donating 10% of Pine Tree Coast Collection sales to the Natural Resources Council of Maine.
Midcoast
Sally Lobkowicz, owner of Red Cloak Tours, is a researcher and writer specializing in genealogy and history. Sally put her talents to work in the towns of midcoast Maine, beginning with tours in Damariscotta in 2007.
Greater Portland
R.E.D.D. is a Portland-based maker of plant-based protein bars and bites—gluten-free, soy-free, and non-GMO, with bold flavors and 10g of plant protein per serving.
Aroostook County
Madawaska-based high-fashion clothing. Aroostook brand for all temperatures.
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.