RETURNING GUESTS: We appreciate groups who return year after year. If you've misplaced the Island Withdrawal Syndrome coupon code, remind us of your last stay and we'll send you a new one. We can't have you suffering from IWS, now can we! Also, if you are looking for an exception to our minimum night requirements, please reach out. COOKING OPTIONS: Cooking is easy, so pack heavy on food, and light on gear. We supply every tool you'll need to feed a hungry group after an adventure day of island life: kitchen utensils, dishes, pots and pans, French press, coffee, tea, sugar, salt, pepper, drinking water from our homestead well. Cooking can be done at each stay or at our event tents for dining together. FREE STUFF: Every Maine Island adventure includes: FREE island transportation, camp chairs, unlimited firewood, lanterns, fire starters, lighters, canoes, kayaks, or stand-up paddle boards with life vests and gear. You just need to bring coolers of food, vacay clothes, and a curious sense of adventure. PUPS ON VACAY: We're dog people. 1 Big Sustainable Island is pet-friendly for most furry friends. Request permission by sending us a picture and brief description of each dog's demeanor toward other pups and humans. The good news is that when you rent the entire 1 Big Sustainable Island, dogs can be off leash without any worries! LARGE GROUP PRICING: For a quote above 16 guests, please send us a message and we'll work up a quote. FREE PLANNING TOURS: Yep, we do that. If you want to scope out the island ahead of time to see the potential of the venue for your event, we're happy to give you a tour. It's best if your reach out to schedule while the leaves are still on the trees! DANCE PARTY ALL NIGHT? Sound carries on the lake, and we love our neighbors. During the quiet hours (sunset to sunrise) we offer a silent disco headset system for music you might want to play.

Weddings, Retreats, & Family Reunions - Prepare for Adventure! Host your own private island event on a 14 acre Maine island with 5 unique stays. 2026 bookings are open on a 14 acre natural island playground. It's island life in a treehouse, Aframe, glam tent, dome, floating cabin, & 2 event tents to seat 50. REMOTE & RUSTIC does NOT mean roughing it. Bring clothes, friends, off-leash pups & coolers of food. We’ve got the rest: easy transport, comfy-real-beds, cooking options, hot shower & super clean, Maine Guide hospitality. All levels of nature lovers. When you schedule your private island event for 1 Big Sustainable Island, you experience five unique living spaces (treehouse, Aframe, glam tent, dome, and floating cabin), two dining tents for event and meal gatherings, as well as the seclusion of the entire island for your guests (staff available and on-call to address any needs). Your guests will sleep soundly in our 5 comfy queen size beds all made up. Additionally 5 futon couches convert to full-size soft beds. Lounge in any one of our 10 island hammocks. Amenities include: 4 compost toilets and a hot shower (available as long as temps at night are above freezing) with towels and soap nearby, a cold plunge sauna, dozens of canoes, kayaks, and SUPs, miles of scenic walking trails. Island life is barely "roughing it", even though the electricity is battery limited and plumbing is eco-unconventional. For groups larger than 20, we offer the same logistical support, but with BYOTenting for the overflow crowd. HOW DO I GET TO THE ISLAND? Every island adventure begins at our shoreside parking/dock area. From there, your crew has options: Paddle, Ferry, or BYOBoat. Know that we make island access for you, your guests, and your gear convenient, safe, free, and part of the quest.

ISLAND ENTERTAINMENT: * Walking more than a mile of trails * Swimming * Cooking over an open fire * Sunset Rock * Hammock swim docks * Fishing from dock or boat * Canoeing, kayaking, and SUP * Sauna/lake plunging * Indoor games: cards and board games * Outdoor games: Corn hole, Capture the Island Flag * Two 20x30 event tents for dining and gathering. We are happy to provide safe luggage storage so you can enjoy free early arrival or free late departure. Guests can take advantage of the shared areas and activities either before check in or after check out. DAY VISITORS? Sure! It's your private island. Of course you can have visitors who don't spend a night. If you have a friends and family who want to visit for a ceremony, meal, or an afternoon of fun: no problem. We'll fit them into the existing ferry schedule or do a special ferry service at their convenience. GETTING THE CREW TO THE ISLAND: CHECK IN & CHECK OUT WITH FERRY SERVICE: We offer three round trip ferry services daily, during daylight hours, at times that work for your crew. We can transport up to 25 people with gear at a time on our two pontoon boats and floating side cars. BYOBOAT Bring your own boat or boat plane - we have a public boat launch, free overnight parking for your trailer at our place, and free island dock space for convenient boat tie-up. PADDLE THE LAKE Take one of our canoes or kayaks and paddle the 30 minute trip across the lake to a stay (weather permitting and during daylight only). We can shuttle gear on the next ferry trip, if you want. FREE PARKING: Park 20 vehicles in our private and secure parking area for free.