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 Wed. at Town Office, 8 a.m.
Municipal Information
Town Description
No one arrives accidentally at Isle au Haut. Seven miles off the coast of Stonington, the island is accessible by the mail boat and by private vessel. It is the year-round home to some 90 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
Selectmen are overseers of the poor, sealers of weights and measures, and surveyors of wood and lumber.
First Selectman
Abigail Hiltz
selectboard1@isleauhautmaine.us
Second Selectman
Kyle Devereux
selectboard2@isleauhautmaine.us
Third Selectman
Michael Fedosh
selectboard3@isleauhautmaine.us
Treasurer
Ellen Fedosh
treasurer@isleauhaut.maine.us
Tax Collector
Lisa Turner
taxcollector@isleauhautmaine.us
Tax Assessors
Abigail Hiltz
assessor1@isleauhautmaine.us
Peggi Stevens
assessor2@isleauhautmaine.us
Erica Wallstrom
assessor3@isleauhautmaine.us
Town Clerk
Hannah Carnes 335-5001
clerk@isleauhautmaine.us
Registrar
Hannah Carnes
Plumbing Inspector
Dakota Waters
Harbormaster
Tucker Runge
harbormaster@isleauhautmaine.us
Code Enforcement Officer
Dakota Waters
Planning Board
Wendell Chamberlain, chair
planningboardchair@isleauhautmaine.us
Tucker Runge
Michael Fedosh
Daniel MacDonald
Michael Delchamp
Waylan Small, alt.
Robert DeWitt Jr., alt.
Board of Appeals
Gregory Runge
Ellen Fedosh
Kendra Chubbuck
Crystal Gareau
Peggi Stevens
Kyle Devereux
Road Commissioner
Tucker Runge 335-5571
roadcommissioner@isleauhautmaine.us
Emergency Management
Marshall Chapman
emergencymanagement@
isleauhautmaine.us
Colwell Ramp Waterfront Access Board
Michael Fedosh
Bill Stevens
Anderson Walker
Lighthouse Committee
Bernadine Barter, Sue Chamberlain, Wendell Chamberlain, Michael Fedosh, Marshall Chapman, Kathie Fiveash.
Knox County Officials
Knox County
County Seat: Rockland
62 Union St., Rockland
594-0420; fax: 594-0443
knoxcountymaine.gov
County Admin
Gordon V. Page
County Sheriff
Patrick Polky
Finance Director/Treasurer
Kathy Robinson
County Commissioners
Edward Glaser
Richard Parent Jr.
Sharyn Pohlman (Isle au Haut)
District Attorney
Natasha Irving
Register of Probate
Elaine Hallett
Register of Deeds
Madelene Cole
Tax Information
Types of property assessed and subject to tax: real estate. Tax bills mailed by July 1 and are due Oct. 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
2024: 85*
*from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates
Education
Education Contact Numbers
Superintendent of Schools
251 N. Deer Isle Road, Unit 1, Deer Isle
Tara McKechnie 348-9100
School House 335-2521
Principal/teacher: Kipp Quinby
School Board
Mike Delchamp, chair
mdelchamp@iahschool.org
Kathie Fiveash
kfiveash@iahschool.org
Cynthia Seay
cseay@iahschool.org
Erica Wallstrom
ewallstrom@iahschool.org
Sharen Wilson
swilson@iahschool.org
Enrollment
K-8, 7
Emergency and
Public Services
Trash & Recycling
Summer: Sunday pickup. Off-season: Sunday biweekly.
Public Restrooms
Acadia Park ranger station.
Fire Department
To report a fire: 911
Dakota Waters, Fire Chief
firechief@isleauhautmaine.us
Fire permits may be obtained from:
Co-Chief Kyle Devereux 335-2039
Co-Chief Bryan Carroll 335-2028
Recreation
Walking Trails
Acadia National Park.
Public Landings
Town Landing.
Cemeteries
Thorofare.