A 65-acre private Maine island accessible by car at low tide listed for $8M

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 10, 2026

An entire 65-acre island off of Deer Isle is for sale for nearly $8 million after decades of being owned by one family. Sheephead Island, on the larger island’s western side near Sylvester Cove and the village of Sunset, is unusual for its size and privacy, but also its accessibility: at low tide, it can be reached by car. Frank Veneroso, an economic and investment strategy adviser, bought the island in 1979 from Stanton Garfield, grandson of president James Garfield, who served only 6 months in office in 1881.