Monhegan Island is Car-Free Island in Maine

Monhegan is a small Island about ten miles from the nearest mainland and scarcely a square mile in area. It is accessible only by boat and there are no cars or paved roads on the Island. The year-round population has averaged about 65 people.

Monhegan Island is known as a "summer haven" for artists and other visitors who appreciate its isolation, the beauty of its wilderness areas, its quiet relaxed atmosphere, and its unhurried pace. Any season would be fantastic for that type of tranquility.

Monhegan, derived from the Algonquian word meaning "out to sea," is often described as quaint and unspoiled; only recently has the island installed its own electricity source. Smoking is not permitted outside the main village.

Monhegan Associates,founded by summer resident Ted Edison to preserve and protect the wild lands of the island and its “simple, friendly way of life.” Outside the village and harbor most of the island is wild and protected by the Associates. About 17 miles of trails, often steep and strenuous, lead through wooded areas and over rocky ledges up to the highest ocean cliffs on the Maine coastline.

There is no bank on the Island, although an lone ATM is in a cafe on the dock. Public telephones are coinless and require phone credit cards even for local calls. Cell phone coverage is unreliable. One can assume that means no internet. Sounds like a really great place to visit for total peace and quiet.

Lisa Brackett, a sternman of a lobster boat, stated, "Stepping onto Monhegan is like stepping into the past, just the way people lived 100 years ago, "before they had all the technology, cars and traffic and shopping malls. Life was simpler; that's the way it is here. I always say it's like 'Little House on the Prairie."

If you're looking for a little slice of solitude, maybe a trip to Monhegan Island in Maine is the perfect idea.

Written by Cheryl Phillips
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Sources: ABC, Monheganwelcome.com