What makes this place special?
This rocky shoreline offers sweeping views of the ocean and serves as an important stop for migrating shorebirds. During the 1970s, the land in this area was used as a dumping ground for old cars and Islanders worked hard to reclaim it. Conservation efforts still go on to this day.

Visitors often build stone cairns here, inspired by the centuries-old tradition of stacking stones to mark trails or important places. While cairns are a wonderful tradition, they can pose challenges for maintaining a healthy shoreline, so take a photo of your cairn and then dismantle it. Leave the rocks for others to enjoy.

Plants and wildlife
Shaped by the tides, the shoreline supports a remarkable diversity of marine life. Rockweed, sea lettuce, and other seaweeds create habitat for barnacles, mussels, periwinkles, green crabs, and other small organisms. During spring and fall migration, sandpipers, loons, and other shorebirds stop here to rest and feed as they travel along the Atlantic Flyway. If you're lucky, you may even spot a harbor seal, porpoises, or even a Minke whale offshore. Beach peas, goldenrod, beach roses, bayberry, and salt-tolerant grasses help stabilize the shoreline.

Today’s challenges
Like much of Maine's coast, this shoreline is experiencing stronger storms and rising seas due to climate change. Rocks moved from the beach or left stacked in cairns can wash into the roadway during storms, and removing stones changes the natural shoreline over time.

Islanders in action
Peaks Environmental Action Team (PEAT) and other community partners are helping residents and visitors better understand how healthy shorelines protect wildlife, reduce erosion, and build resilience as our climate changes.