Portland, Maine

Aug 31, 2021

On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan talks about his favorite New England neighbor: Portland, Maine! Portland offers gorgeous seaside walks, standout restaurants, and plenty of historical and cultural must-dos. Portland is also heaven for the discerning beer-enthusiast. Plus, National Park conspiracies!

Things We Talked About: 

Quebec City podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/qu%C3%A9bec-city/id1438098925?i=1000463905461 

Smithsonian National Postal Museum interview

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smithsonian-national-postal-museum-with-director/id1438098925?i=1000438061317 

Holy Donut

https://theholydonut.com/ 

Duckfat

https://www.duckfat.com/ 

Hugo’s

https://www.hugosmaine.com/ 

Eventide

https://www.eventideoysterco.com/ 

Eventide Cookbook

https://www.eventideoysterco.com/shop/eventide-cookbook 

The Honey Paw

https://www.thehoneypaw.com/ 

Izakaya Minato

https://www.izakayaminato.com/ 

Nura

https://www.nuraportland.com/ 

Longfellow Books

https://www.longfellowbooks.com/ 

Allagash Brewing Company

https://www.allagash.com/ 

Bissell Brothers

https://bissellbrothers.com/ 

Oxbow Blending and Bottling

https://oxbowbeer.com/ 

Austin Street Brewery

https://www.austinstreetbrewery.com/ 

Lone Pine Brewing Company

https://lonepinebrewery.com/ 

Goodfire Brewing

https://www.goodfirebrewing.com/ 

Breakwater Lighthouse/Bug Light

https://www.visitportland.com/blog/2020/03/11/bug-light-park/ 

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choragic_Monument_of_Lysicrates 

Portland Freedom Trail

https://www.mainehistory.org/PDF/walkingtourmap.pdf 

Eastern Promenade

https://easternpromenade.org/the-eastern-promenade 

Eastern Promenade Olmsted plan

https://www.portlandmaine.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3377/Eastern-Promenade-Master-Plan 

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad

https://mainenarrowgauge.org/  

West End

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_End_(Portland,_Maine) 

Peak’s Island ferry

https://www.cascobaylines.com/schedules/peaks-island-schedule/ 

Peak’s Island

https://www.cascobaylines.com/islands/peaks-island-maine/ 

Casco Bay Mail Boat

https://www.cascobaylines.com/maine-boat-tours/specialty-cruises/mailboat/ 

The Missing 411 National Park conspiracy episode

https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4794 

Milk Street’s Sweet Corn Cake

https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/mexican-sweet-corn-cake