Outdoors
Casco Bay and the Islands
Casco Bay Lines runs from the Old Port to Peaks, Great Diamond, Chebeague and the rest. The mailboat run is the cheapest three hours on the water you will find anywhere on this coast.
Things To Do
The Best of Portland
From the islands to the Old Port, Portland packs a serious food and arts scene into a city you can cross on foot.
Landmark
Portland Head Light
Ten minutes out in Cape Elizabeth, standing in Fort Williams Park since 1791. The most photographed lighthouse in the country, and the park around it is free.
Food
The Old Port
Cobblestone blocks of restaurants, oyster bars and breweries in a working waterfront that never stopped working. This is the reason people fly here for a weekend.
Culture
Portland Museum of Art
Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth and a strong contemporary program, on Congress Street in the Arts District. First Friday brings the whole street out.
Outdoors
The Eastern Prom and Back Cove
A ring of trail around the peninsula with the bay on one side and the cove on the other. Locals run it, walk dogs on it, and watch the ferries from it every evening.
Sports
Hadlock Field
The Sea Dogs, Boston's Double-A club, in a small park where the seats are close and a ticket costs less than lunch. Summer evenings do not get much easier.
