Billy Milliken is trying to sell his 1.5-acre island off the coast of Maine for $339,000. There’s an outdoor shower, a shanty of an outhouse and electricity produced by a “suitcase generator.” And seals — lots and lots of barking seals.
Instead, there’s an outdoor shower, a shanty of an outhouse and electricity produced by a “suitcase generator.” And seals — lots and lots of barking seals.“They were going to spend some time out there on the island alone,” he said. “It was either going to make them or break them.”
Over the past couple of years, however, Milliken hasn’t gone there as much as he felt he should — “an injustice to the island” — and now wants to pass along its charms.Island in Potomac River goes on the market for $15 million Money problems forced Milliken to sell the island after a couple of years. Like his predecessor, he rejected buyers whose intentions or attitudes he felt were unworthy of the island, like the man who made a respectable offer but complained about all the things it didn’t have. The man who passed Milliken’s test had spent time on a similar island as a kid and wanted to give that experience to others.“He shared the same passion for the island we did, and that was important to us,” Milliken said.
“Through the years, we’ve shared the island with his friends, our friends, random people,” Milliken said. “We’ve never taken a dime for it. It’s really brought a lot of good for our hearts doing that.”In coastal Maine, the perfect pace for self-quarantining
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