Town Contact Information
Town of Isle au Haut, P.O. Box 71, Isle au Haut, ME 04645
Telephone and Fax: 335-5001
Email: selectboard1@isleauhautmaine.us
Website: isleauhautmaine.us
Selectmen meet: Every other Mon. at Town Office, 6:30 p.m.
Municipal Information
Town Description
No one arrives accidentally at Isle au Haut. Seven miles off the coast of Stonington, Isle au Haut is accessible by the mail boat and by private vessel. The island is the year-round home to some 70 people whose needs are met by the one store, gift shop, post office, library and church. A one-room school accommodates the island’s elementary students, with high schoolers educated off-island.
Isle au Haut is one of the 15 offshore islands still occupied year-round. The first summer visitors arrived about 1880, and three-quarters of the homes on the island are for seasonal or recreational use.
More than half of the island is part of the Acadia National Park system. All of the island’s camping facilities are on the park’s land. Reservations must be made before arriving on the island. Day visitors enjoy walking the island’s paths, which encompass both a quiet inlet on the village/town landing side and open surf on the “wild” side of the island.
Town Officials
Town Meeting was held May 1, 2023, after press time. Elected officials might have changed at that time.
Selectmen are overseers of the poor, sealers of weights and measures, and surveyors of wood and lumber.
First Selectman
Peggi Stevens
selectboard1@isleauhautmaine.us
Second Selectman
Daniel MacDonald
selectboard2@isleauhautmaine.us
Third Selectman
Abigail Hiltz
selectboard3@isleauhautmaine.us
Treasurer
Ellen Fedosh
treasurer@isleauhaut.maine.us
Tax Collector
Lisa Turner
taxcollector@isleauhautmaine.us
Tax Assessors
Abigail Hiltz
Bryan Carroll
Dane Stevens
Town Clerk
Kendra Chubbuck 335-5001
Registrar
Kendra Chubbuck
Plumbing Inspector
open
Harbormaster
Tucker Runge
harbormaster@isleauhautmaine.us
Code Enforcement Officer
open
Planning Board
Wendell Chamberlain, Chmn.
planningboardchair@isleauhautmaine.us
Tucker Runge
Mike Fedosh
Daniel MacDonald
Michael Delchamp
Waylan Small, alt.
Board of Appeals
Gregory Runge, chmn.
Ellen Fedosh
Kendra Chubbuck
Crystal Gareau
Lisa Turner
Road Commissioner
Bill Stevens 335-5571
roadcommissioner@isleauhautmaine.us
Emergency Management
open
Colwell Ramp Waterfront Access Board
Daniel MacDonald
Bill Stevens
Lighthouse Committee
Wendell Chamberlain, Mike Fedosh, Alison Richardson, Bernadine Barter
Marshall Chapman, alt.
Kathie Fiveash, alt.
Tax Information
Types of property assessed and subject to tax: real estate. Tax bills mailed by July 1 and are due Sep. 1. Interest rate for unpaid bills: check with tax collector for current rate. Tax exemptions: homestead and veterans. To appeal assessment, go to the board of assessors.
Mill rate: changes yearly.
To calculate tax: mill rate multiplied by valuation.
Town Ordinances
Zoning, food sovereignty, parking.
Permits
Planning Board; CEO.
Post Office
Isle au Haut 04645
Lobby: Mon.-Sat. winter 7 a.m.-4 p.m.; summer 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Window: Mon.-Sat. year-round 7-11 a.m.
Isle au Haut by
the Numbers
Geographic Profile
Total area 11.6 sq. miles
Shoreline: 48.26 miles
Population
2000: 79
2010: 73
2020: 92
Education
Education Contact Numbers
Superintendent of Schools
251 N. Deer Isle Road, Unit 1, Deer IsleDaniel Ross, supt. 348-9100
School House 335-2521
Principal/teacher: Marcela Carroll
School Board
Sharon Wilson
Patricia Barter
Rita MacWilliam 335-2010
Enrollment numbers (Oct. 2022)
K-8—2
Emergency and
Public Services
Trash & Recycling
Summer: Saturday pickup. Off-season: Saturday biweekly.
Public Restrooms
Acadia Park ranger station.
Fire Department
To report a fire: 911
Fire permits may be obtained from:
Fire Chief Luther Smith 335-2010
Matthew Skolnikoff 335-2111
Recreation
Walking Trails
Acadia National Park.
Public Landings
Town Landing.
Cemeteries
Thorofare.
Knox County Officials
County Seat: Rockland
62 Union Street, Rockland 04841
594-0420
County Administrator
Andrew Hart
County Sheriff
Patrick Polky
Finance Director
Kathy Robinson
County Commissioners
Edward Glaser
Richard Parent Jr.
Sharyn Pohlman (Isle au Haut)
Register of Probate
Elaine Hallett
Register of Deeds
Madelene Cole
Emergency Management
Ray Sisk
District Attorney
Natasha Irving