11:00 am-3:00 pm
Walk the Working Waterfront is a free-to-attend, community-built, self-guided walking tour created to celebrate the diversity and history of the people, businesses, and infrastructure that comprise the heart of Casco Bay’s working waterfront
👉Chat with commercial fishers, see fishing gear in action, and learn about Maine’s diverse marine economy
👉Tour the Portland Fireboat and vessels from the US Coast Guard
👉Engage with experts on aquaculture, sea level rise, seafood quality analysis, and more at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute
👉Walking tour of the working waterfront to learn about Portland’s historical wharves and collaborative efforts to protect them
👉See live demonstrations on gyotaku, the art of fish printing, and its history in fish identification
👉Sample seafood products and so much more