Portland Pier applied for and got a $553,000 state grant to make its pier more resistant to storms. This week, the city council accepted the money on behalf of four wharf owners. Maine Wharf ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Don't miss Wharf Street in Old Port ... catches aboard the lobster boats that dock there daily. Portland's waterfront is at its most picturesque at the Eastern Promenade.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Don't miss Wharf Street in Old Port ... Duckfat, Fore Street and Eventide Oyster Co., some of Portland's best dining spots, are within a three-block radius of one another.

You can take some amazing day trips near Portland, Maine to see the most unique and charming natural and man-made sites in the Northeast.