BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 4, 2026
The Maine island town of Isle au Haut is set to facilitate the sale of a small peripheral islet that has sat unused for years with a buyer already lined up. Officials have been looking to offload Moxie Island, a tiny treed-in outcropping near the town’s ferry pier. Moxie was formerly owned by the Isle au Haut Lobsterman’s Association. Following tax liens in 2018 and 2020, the 0.37-acre island and a building were taken by the town. The previous owners are looking to reform the Association with the aim of paying off the back taxes, repossessing the island and selling to a local fisherman who has expressed interest, Selectman Mike Fedosh said. He did not name the potential budget nor knew a price. Fedosh said the new buyer plans to use the island as a fishing support pier. More than a third of the town’s 73 year-round residents make their living lobstering. The rest work in construction and retail, largely serving tourists visiting the lesser-known patch of Acadia National Park.