Sears Island is one of the largest uninhabited islands on the east coast. It is located at the top of the Penobscot Bay, which is listed as one of the top ten sailing bays in the world. Some 940 acres in area, Sears Island is connected to the mainland via a causeway. The island is a Mecca for birders with some 168 species of birds having been recorded on Sears Island, along with many mammals, amphibians, fish and plants including eel grass and a rare* sedge. Locals hunt and fish on the island and hiking, dog walking, sea glass & sea shell hunting are a favorite of all. Walking around the island will be an approx. 5.7 mile hike - including climbing the jetty. Or you might want to bike or hike out the only road on the island, leading to no where, the road is approximately 1.5 miles long.

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* denotes State and Federally listed rare species

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