The Matinicus group of islands includes Matinicus Island, Two Bush Island, No-Man's Land, and Tenpound Island. The Rock is home to Maine's only established puffin colony.
Major airports are in Bangor and Portland.
Driving to the midcoast area involves heading north on I-95 to Brunswick and then taking coastal Route 1 north. That said, a reputable outfitter or commercial tour can take you to various islands. MITA has made arrangements with landowners to allow responsible access along the trail, which is some 350 miles long and stretches roughly from Portland to Machias, although it changes every year as islands change hands. Included in the membership fee is a current guidebook to those islands where the owner has agreed to allow visitors and camping. Island vegetation is heavily influenced by fog that's created when warm southerly air piles up over Maine's Arctic-cold water currents.