Annie & Nick

Getting here

Travel& stay

Portland is small, walkable and busiest in July. Come a day early if you can — the coast rewards an extra morning.

Long WharfHouse IslandOxbow BrewingOld PortPWM Jetport

Casco Bay

House Island — Ceremony & reception

Arrivals

By air

Portland International Jetport

Fifteen minutes from downtown. Direct service from New York, Washington, Chicago and Atlanta. Taxis and rideshare wait curbside; rental counters are inside the terminal.

By car

I-95 north

Two hours from Boston, five and a half from New York. Downtown garages on Fore and Custom House are the easiest overnight parking.

By rail or coach

Amtrak Downeaster & Concord Coach

The Downeaster runs from Boston North Station to Portland in two and a half hours. Concord Coach runs from Boston and New York directly into the Portland Transportation Center.

Long Wharf, where the boats leave from

Where to stay

Portland fills quickly in high summer. Our blocks are held until the first of June — after that, the city is on its own schedule.

The Press Hotel

Room block

Old newspaper building in the Old Port. Ask for the Annie & Nick block by 1 June 2027.

119 Exchange St · 6 min to the wharf

The Longfellow

Room block

Quiet, low-lit and walkable to everything. A smaller block, held through 1 June.

Congress St · 12 min to the wharf

Blind Tiger

Favourite

A restored West End townhouse with eight rooms and the best breakfast in the city.

163 Danforth St

Casco Bay rentals

Houses

For families and groups, look at Munjoy Hill and Peaks Island. Book early — July fills by winter.

Peaks Island · Munjoy Hill

With an extra day

What we dowhen we’re home

  • 01

    Eventide Oyster Co.

    Brown butter lobster roll. Go at four to skip the line.

  • 02

    Portland Head Light

    Twenty minutes south, and worth the early alarm.

  • 03

    Allagash Brewing

    Tour, taste, and walk out with a case of White.

  • 04

    Peaks Island by ferry

    Rent a golf cart, circle the island, catch the 4:15 back.

  • 05

    Winslow Homer Studio

    Prouts Neck, by reservation. Quiet and completely worth it.

  • 06

    Two Fat Cats

    Blueberry pie. Buy two — one never makes it home.