These spots ranked highest in our list of the Best 75 restaurants, cafes, bakeries and bars.
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Where to eat out on Thanksgiving
There are several spots open on the holiday but some require reservations.
Get in the holiday shopping spirit with these local craft fairs
There are tons of them happening from now through December, and many offer food and other forms of fun.
Where to eat out on Mondays around Portland
These restaurants are open early in the week, when many others aren’t.
10 apple orchards to visit in southern Maine
Pick your own or let them do it for you while you take part in this essential autumn activity, only complete with cider doughnuts.
Hot? Here are 8 great swimming holes in Maine
Cool off under bridges and waterfalls, from Springvale to Stow.
Our restaurant critic’s Old Port picks
Andrew Ross offers delicious insights for three square meals – plus coffee and dessert.
5 throwbacks to the old Old Port
These spots that have been in the Old Port since before the rest of the world discovered it.
How to spend a day in the Old Port
An hour-by-hour guide for what to see, eat and do.
Make a day of these day hikes
Head out for these easy to moderate hikes then treat yourself to more leisurely activity afterward.