Portland is the largest city in Maine with a population of 64,249 citizens as of 2000. Portland, Maine was originally called Machigonne (Great Neck) by the Native Americans who first lived there. It was settled by the British in 1632 as a fishing and trading settlement and renamed Casco. In 1658 its name was changed again, this time to Falmouth.(click on the pictures for a larger view)
The New England style architecture is beautiful. Its amazing how old many of these buildings are. This picture is taken looking down towards the port area.
This is the sculpture in front of our hotel.
Note the cobblestone streets.
The main street down by the wharf. Yes, the sea food is very very good!
Casco Bay is the inlet from the Gulf of Maine
Portland has the largest number of restaurants per capita of any town in the U.S. Yes, they are very good. No weight lost on this trip. Darn!
This is the hotel we stayed in. It was built in 1890.
