Burnt Cove Market was started by Thomas Bray and his parents Basil and Muriel Bray in June of 1961. Vernon Seile bought the store in September, 1971. When Vernon bought the store, it was a small general store with basic groceries ,a gas pump and a small furniture store in the back Vernon has ran the store ever since. Burnt Cove has been updated and added on to several times over the last 38 years. The major additions were in 1988, 1995, and 2003. In that time BCM has evolved in to a 10,000 square foot full sized supermarket serving the needs of the residents of Deer Isle and Stonington.