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EVENT PLANNER’S GUIDE 2024 Circulation: 5,000 Published: January 2024 Distributed: January 2024 – June 2025

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Westbrook

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Saco St

Spring St

Blackstrap Rd

Mountain Rd

Stroudwater

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Riverside St

Cummings Rd

Running Hill Rd

47 Exit

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Riverside St

48 Exit

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Maine Turnpike

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Maine Mall Rd

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Portland International Jetport

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University of New England

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VISITOR’S MAP 2024 Circulation: 85,000 Published: July 2024 Distributed: July 2024 – June 2025

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Walton St

Gorham Rd

Read St

Jetport Plaza

Stevens Ave

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Forest Ave

Canco St

Dartmouth St

Portland Transportation Center

BrightonAve

Congress St

Vannah St

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St. John St

Clarks Pond Rd

Ocean Ave

William St

Thompson’s Point

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5B Exit

Falmouth St

Falmouth Rd

Deering Ave

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Baxter Blvd

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University of Southern Maine

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Hadlock Field

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Portland Expo

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Park Avenue

St. John St

Veterans Bridge

Presumpscot

Deering Ave

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Lincoln St

Brattle St

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West St

Valley St

Evans St

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Pine St

HanoverSt

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Fore River

8 Exit

Portland St

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Alder St

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Cumberland Ave

Western Promenade Chadwick St

Carleton St

BAYSIDE

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State St

Paris St

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Pine St

Marginal Way

Neal St

Broadway

Kennebec St

Oxford St

Vaughn St

High St

Spring St

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Preble St

Danforth St

Lancaster St

Forest Ave

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— Area Code of all of Maine is (207) — Businesses are in Portland unless otherwise noted.

Public Library

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State St

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Brown St

Congress St

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Anderson St.

Free St Cross Insurance Arena

Emery St

Elm St

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City Hall

Clark St

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Spring St

Center St

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Post Office

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CRUISES + TOURS

WashingtonAve

Myrtle St

Park St

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ARTS DISTRICT

West Commercial St

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Congress St

Elm St

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Cumberland Ave

25 Boomerang Yacht Charters (G2) 14 Ocean St, South Portland, 321-8954 26 Casablanca Cruises (G9) 18 Custom House Wharf, 774-7220 27 Casco Bay Custom Charters (G9) Departure 320 Fore St at Portland Beer Hub, 205-5796 28 Casco Bay Lines (H9) 56 Commercial St, 774-7871 29 Fogg’s Water Taxi & Charters (H9) 72 Commercial St, 415-8493 13 Fort Gorges Tours (M7) Casco Bay, 370-1181 30 Frances (H9) Maine State Pier, 749-9169 32 Lighthouse Bikes (G3) 72 Ocean St, South Portland, 200-0900 33 Lucky Catch Cruises (G8) 170 Commercial St, 761-0941 34 Maine Brews Cruise (G9) Departure 320 Fore St at Portland Beer Hub, 200-9111 Maine Day Trips & Tours 536-5611, Customized private sightseeing 35 Maine Day Ventures (G7) 95 India St, 233-7485 36 Maine Duck Tours (G9) 177 Commercial St, Tickets sold at The Blue Lobster, 774-3825 37 Maine Tour Company 320 Fore St, 606-8687

38 New England Eco Adventures (H12) 1 Marina Way, 502-8040 39 Portland By The Foot (F9) Tours depart from Post Office Park, City Hall, and First Parish, 200-5885 & Sea Tours (G8) Long Wharf, 170 Commercial St, 774-0808 41 Portland Explorer Tours (G9) Pick up: 320 Fore St, 835-4950 42 Portland Fire Engine Co. (G8) 180 Commercial St in-front of Portland Lobster Co, 252-6358 43 Portland Schooner Co. (H9) Berth: Maine State Pier, 56 Commercial St, 766-2500 Portland, Maine Walking Tours 772-4068, Customized tours 44 The Real Portland Tour (G9) 96 Commercial St, 329-7401 45 Rocky Bottom Fisheries (G8) 60 Portland Pier, 274-1844 46 The Scenic Route Maine Tours (G10) 14 Commercial St, 518-3342 47 SeaPortland (G9) Departure 320 Fore St at Portland Beer Hub, 747-3247 48 Spirits Alive (F11) Eastern Cemetery, 244 Congress St, spiritsalive.org 49 Summer Feet Cycling Adventures (H10) 6 Commercial St, 866-857-9544 40 Portland Discovery Land

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Temple St

Congress St

High St

Federal St

Pleasant St

RESTROOM INFO CENTER PARKING HOSPITAL

PLAYGROUNDS PHARMACIES EV CHARGING STATIONS PORTA POTTY (SEASONAL)

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Exchange St

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Market St

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POPULAR PHOTO SPOTS

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CustomHouse Wharf 26

MorningSt Fort Allen Park

Ocean St

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East EndBeach

All located At 320 Fore St. 27, 34, 37, 41,47

South Portland

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Mussey

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Maine State Pier

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CruiseShipPier (P2B1) Cruise Ship Pier

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Broadway

Bug Light

Mitchell Rd

HISTORIC SITES + MUSEUMS

18 Museum at Portland Head Light (J1) 1000 Shore Rd, Cape Elizabeth, 799-2661 19 Portland Museum of Art (D6) 7 Congress Square, 775-6148 20 Portland Observatory Museum (F12) 138 Congress St, 774-5561 21 Southworth Planetarium (C8) 70 Falmouth St, 780-4249 22 Tate House Museum (B6) 1267 Westbrook St, 774-6177 23 Victoria Mansion (F5) 109 Danforth St, 772-4841

Cape Elizabeth

12 Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine (E6)

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250 Thompson’s Point Rd, 828-1234

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Casco Bay, 370-1181 14 The Longfellow House & Garden (E7) 489 Congress St, 774-1822 15 Maine Irish Heritage Center (E5) St. Dominic’s Church, 34 Gray St, 780-0118 16 Maine Museum of Photographic Arts (F10) 15 Middle St, 808-8919 17 Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum (H11) 49 Thames St, 828-0814

Maine Golf 829-3549, Find courses state-wide: mainegolf.org

Southern Maine Community College

Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse

Willard Beach

Fort Williams Park

8 Muse Paint Bar (G7)

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The Axe Pit (B3) 333 Clarks Pond Pkwy, South Portland, 805-3889

5 Fore River Sportfishing (I7) 1 Spring Point Drive, South Portland, 671-5995 6 L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Programs (K12) Freeport, 888-552-3261 7 Maine BayCycle (G8) 70 Commercial St, Bell Buoy Park, 370-9508

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RECREATION + SPORTS

East End Beach, 1 Cutter St, 370-9730

Wine Wise 619-4630, Cruises/Walking tours

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Another Round , (D7) 549 Congress St, 200-1883 Ashley Flowers Yoga , 200-7394, Outdoor yoga year-round

10 Terrarium (E8)

3 Bayside Bow l (D8) 58 Alder St, 791-2695 4 The Escape Room (E7)

98 Cross St N, 747-4015

11 X-Golf Portland (F5) 101 York St, 536-1257

Breweries and Distilleries offering tours are indicated on the reverse side under the Libations section.

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GORGEOUS GELATO

Totes and Accessories Handcrafted in Maine The Original Recycled Sail Tote

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Portland Factory Store 25 Custom House Wharf 207.221.8700

Portland and Fort Williams Park best gelato west of Italy

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MOTORCOACH MAP/BROCHURE Circulation: 8,000 Published: July 2024 Distributed: July 2024 – October 2024

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