An Evening in the Old Port
The Old Port area of Portland, Maine is unique, quaint and a great place to spend some time. With dozens of wonderful places to choose from for a great meal and an evening of entertainment, you will want to return many times.
We recently headed north to Portland on a Friday afternoon to meet up with his daughters. Being a big fan of ghosts tours, he had been planning this adventure for several months in order to go on the Portland ghost walk.
With no particular place in mind for dinner, we walked along the waterfront and came upon Andy's Old Port Pub http://www.andysoldportpub.com/about.html. The staff was very friendly, and the menu and daily specials offered a number of wonderful selections. We started with a Maine Potato Pizetta - hand tossed pizetta crust topped with rich mashed potato, cheddar and bacon. Definitely a dish new to us, and very tasty. I had a bowl of Roasted Corn Chowder which was delicious with a slight kick, followed by Blackened Haddock. He had Lobster Bisque, and they all enjoyed a Lobster Melt made with fresh Lobster, Avocado and cheese on crusty bread. The meal was excellent, and I recommend you give Andy's a try if you make it to Portland.
After dinner we went to meet up with our Wicked Walking Tour to learn of the legends and history of haunted Portland http://wickedwalkingtours.com/index.html. The tour is about a half mile walk around Portland's Old Port to various locations where you will be regaled with historical facts and stories of Portland's legendary ghosts. Our tour guide, Gordon, was well informed (and quite humorous), and told us of the woman that haunts the waterfront, of people being visited by ghosts in many of Portland's old buildings, and of the city's haunted house that Stephen King wrote a story about. If you partake in the tour sometime be sure to ask about what they used for fill along the waterfront to build the street.
Portland has a rich history, and many things for the young, and young at heart to do. It is a city that should be on your list of places to visit if you make it to the vast State of Maine.
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We recently headed north to Portland on a Friday afternoon to meet up with his daughters. Being a big fan of ghosts tours, he had been planning this adventure for several months in order to go on the Portland ghost walk.
With no particular place in mind for dinner, we walked along the waterfront and came upon Andy's Old Port Pub http://www.andysoldportpub.com/about.html. The staff was very friendly, and the menu and daily specials offered a number of wonderful selections. We started with a Maine Potato Pizetta - hand tossed pizetta crust topped with rich mashed potato, cheddar and bacon. Definitely a dish new to us, and very tasty. I had a bowl of Roasted Corn Chowder which was delicious with a slight kick, followed by Blackened Haddock. He had Lobster Bisque, and they all enjoyed a Lobster Melt made with fresh Lobster, Avocado and cheese on crusty bread. The meal was excellent, and I recommend you give Andy's a try if you make it to Portland.
After dinner we went to meet up with our Wicked Walking Tour to learn of the legends and history of haunted Portland http://wickedwalkingtours.com/index.html. The tour is about a half mile walk around Portland's Old Port to various locations where you will be regaled with historical facts and stories of Portland's legendary ghosts. Our tour guide, Gordon, was well informed (and quite humorous), and told us of the woman that haunts the waterfront, of people being visited by ghosts in many of Portland's old buildings, and of the city's haunted house that Stephen King wrote a story about. If you partake in the tour sometime be sure to ask about what they used for fill along the waterfront to build the street.
Portland has a rich history, and many things for the young, and young at heart to do. It is a city that should be on your list of places to visit if you make it to the vast State of Maine.
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