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Artisan Shops

Tandem Glass
Maine Artisans
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MAP Q3 • 2518 Atlantic Hwy,
MAP P3 • 6 Eagle Lodge
Lane, Dresden Lincolnville Beach
Terrill and Charlie Jenkins have Representing the creativity of
been crafting attractive hand midcoast Maine, this cooperative
blown art glass since 2006, at their gallery of local artisans sells colorful
saltbox barn studio and gallery, knitted socks and driftwood lamps,
located northwest of Wiscasset. delicate glass orchids, and paintings
on slate, among other wares.
Swans Island Blankets
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MAP Q3 • 231 Rte 1, Northport
An elegant pure-wool Swans Island
blanket is the ultimate word in cold-
weather luxury. The Northport
showroom-studio is set in a lovely
converted 1780s farmhouse.
Bluejacket Ship Crafters
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MAP Q3 • 160 E Main St,
Searsport
Weathervanes of Maine The oldest ship-modeling company
in the country has more than 100
Weathervanes of
2 historically accurate examples on
Maine
display. Select a kit for a sailing sloop,
MAP N5 • 1451 Rte 1, Wells or radio-controlled lobster boat.
Weathervanes once topped every
Rackliffe Pottery
Maine barn. This company helps 8
keep the tradition alive, with its MAP R3 • 130 Ellsworth Rd,
menagerie of hand-crafted copper Blue Hill
animals, from a jaunty rooster to a Stop off at this workshop overlooking
flying pig or a dolphin. Blue Hill Bay and you might see
artisans throwing dishware on a
Thos. Moser
3 potter’s wheel. A blueberry bowl
Cabinetmakers
makes a perfect souvenir of Maine.
MAP P4 • 149 Main St, Freeport
Abbe Museum
You might pick up some home 9
decorating tips in this restored MAP R3 • 26 Mount Desert St,
19th-century home, where Rte 3, Bar Harbor
contemporary paintings and The gift shop of this small museum
photography are displayed next has highly prized sweetgrass, ash,
to the cabinetmakers’ furniture. and birchbark baskets made by
Maine’s Native peoples.
Edgecomb Potters
4 Columbia Falls Pottery
Gallery and Studio
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MAP R2 • 150 Main St,
MAP P4 • 727 Boothbay Rd, Rte Columbia Falls
27S, Edgecomb It seems as if the artists at this
Richly colored glazes are the pottery simply look out the window
hallmark of Edgecomb porcelain, for inspiration for their tiles, clocks,
which is on sale here alongside lamps, and crocks, all decorated
pieces by other artisans, working with painted blueberries, lupines,
in wood, metal, and glass. sailboats, and shore birds. Items for sale at Smith-Zukas Antiques
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