PORTLAND, MAINE · ON FOOT
Good stories. Great streets. Very local guides. Come find the Portland that doesn't fit on a postcard.
WELCOME TO OUR PORTLAND ↘
Portland is a port town, an arts town, a restaurant town, an old town full of new ideas. It has secrets in its brickwork and personalities on every block. We're two lifelong Mainers who've spent years writing about, living in, and showing people around this place. And we'd love to show you what we see.
A little more about us ↗01 / PICK YOUR PERSPECTIVE
Some history. Some unexpected corners. More stories than we can fit into one walk.
01 / 03WALKTHE CITY RIGHT NOW
The good stuff is hiding in plain sight.
The murals, backstreets, storefronts, camera-worthy corners, and places locals love. Part cultural ramble, part unofficial field guide to the Portland of right now.
Get to know this walk ↗
02 / 03WALKPORTLAND, BUILT AGAIN
A city that burned. A city that rose.
Walk through the fires, survivors, buildings, and astonishing reinventions that made modern Portland. History that you can still read in the streets.
Get to know this walk ↗
03 / 03WALKSEASONAL / AUTUMN
Lovely houses. Unquiet stories.
The West End’s beautiful old streets have a shadow side. Come for the architecture; stay for the history, folklore, and tales that linger.
Get to know this walk ↗02 / TAKE A WALK WITH US
Public tours are planned for Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Confirmed dates will appear here as soon as reservations open.
Checking for upcoming walks…
02 / COMING TO A SIDEWALK NEAR YOU
We're planning four public walks a week. Exact departures and tour assignments are still being finalized, and bookings aren't open yet.
Ask about upcoming tours ↗Free public walks are planned for our pilot. Tips always appreciated. We’ll post real dates and meeting points before accepting reservations.
03 / THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE WALK
We're Max and Matt: writers, lifelong Mainers, and longtime Portland residents. Between us, we've spent decades exploring and reporting on the city, from its historic neighborhoods to the people making it interesting today.
04 / FIELD NOTES
We're building a home for our reporting, local recommendations, curious history, and favorite Portland rabbit holes.
Portland’s fires, rebuildings, and the traces they left behind.
COMING TO FIELD NOTES ↗The peculiar places and everyday details that make the city itself.
COMING TO FIELD NOTES ↗Notes on the West End, Munjoy Hill, and everything in between.
COMING TO FIELD NOTES ↗