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Duck Island
Photo courtesy of
J. Dennis Robinson.
The least accessible member of the Isles of Shoals, currently uninhabited except by birds and abundant seals. Likely named for its migrant visiting birds. Today owned by Star Island Corporation and used as a wildlife refuge. Earlier this century the island and ledges were a restricted zone used by the government as bombing targets. Duck is about one-seventh of a mile long and equally wide. Surrounded by Jimmie's Ledge, Shag Rock, Eastern Rocks, Mingo Rock and closest to Old Henry Ledge. Site of shipwrecks.
HOURS: Private island and animal sanctuary
WEBSITE: http://seacoastnh.com/shoals
ADMISSION: Free to see from a boat
PHONE: Uninhabited
ADDRESS: Atlantic Ocean, part of the town of Kittery, Maine Isles of Shoals, ME 03802
DIRECTIONS: Can be seen from local cruise boats and visible from Appledore and Smuttynose Islands
LINKS:
Isles of Shoals Maps,
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