Staircase, Wood Tread, and Metal Railing Bobbie Callahan and Ed Hayes have summered on North Haven for years; Callahan bought a house there in the late 1970s and has been back every year.  Photo 20 of 35 in 35 Swoon-Worthy Staircases That Are a Step Above the Rest from A Northern Haven

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North Haven, a rocky island in Maine’s Penobscot Bay, is quintessentially New England. As it happens, so is this boat barn–inspired brand of rugged, regional modernism. Bobbie Callahan and Ed Hayes have summered on North Haven for years; Callahan bought a house there in the late 1970s and has been back every year.