Michael Boland '94 is the new co-owner of the Islesford Dock restaurant.Michael Boland '94 is the new co-owner of the Islesford Dock restaurant.

More than 4,600 islands are off the coast of Maine and in its inland waterways. Many are only inhabited by birds and other wildlife. Some have summer residents and even fewer have year-round inhabitants.

Several inhabited islands such as Mount Desert Island can be reached by car, but most are only accessible by boat, whether it’s a state-operated ferry service, locally operated mail boat, water taxi or private ferry, or by your own boat.

The Islesford Dock, Islesford

The Islesford Dock has been on Little Cranberry Island in one form or another for more than 40 years. Late last year, local restaurateur Michael Boland and Northeast Harbor summer resident Mitchell Rales bought the eatery from longtime owners Dan and Cynthia Lief, with plans to change little…

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