Visit the Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce for complete area information.

For up-to-date news and a listing of community events on the Blue Hill Peninsula, visit the Penobscot Bay Press.

For news and events throughout Hancock County, visit the The Ellsworth American.

A public/private high school, George Stevens Academy serves the peninsula and beyond and has a large number of foreign students from around the world.

The Bay School is a K-8 private school rooted in the Waldorf tradition.

Blue Hill Consolidated School
Public Primary School, K-8
60 High Street, Blue Hill
(207) 374-2202

Brooksville Elementary School
Public Primary School, K-8
1527 Coastal Road, Brooksville
(207) 326-8500

Adams School
Public Primary School, K-8
27 School Street, Castine
(207) 326-8608

Penobscot Community School
Public Primary School, K-8
66 North Penobscot Road, Penobscot
(207) 326-9421

The Activity Shop rents kayaks, canoes, and bicycles. They deliver!

Old Quarry Ocean Adventures rents recreational equipment, offers boat charters and has regularly scheduled puffin and lighthouse tours throughout the summer and fall.

Opera House Arts at the 1912 Stonington Opera House, on Stonington's fishing harbor and on the National Register of Historic Places, offers a year-round program of first-run and independent movies; original professional and community theater events; and a digital media (film/radio/web) studio free for public use.

Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI) is a nonprofit organization based in Maine with a mission to protect the marine environment and human health through scientific research, education, and public outreach. They offer eco-cruises, a lecture series, and many special special programs and events throughout the year.

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts is an international craft school located on the Atlantic Ocean in Deer Isle, Maine. The school offers intensive studio-based workshops in a variety of craft media including clay, glass, metals, paper, blacksmithing, weaving, woodworking and more. Programs range from short workshops to two-week sessions and anyone may participate, from beginners to advanced professionals.