Green Island Quarry

Accessible only by boat or kayak, this old granite quarry on Green Island was built in the 1800s.

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Green Island Quarry Details

Accessible only by boat or kayak, this old granite quarry on Green Island, originally built in the 1800s, is the ideal swimming hole - if you can get to it. Popular with sea kayakers, the entire island is a preserve managed by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust and part of a network of 11 islands known as Merchant Row.

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