Colonial settlements in Portland, Maine, began with an economy based heavily on fishing, but over the years it has built up a bustling culinary scene as well. In fact, it’s been dubbed the ‘Foodiest Small Town in America.’ This week the Harvest on the Harbor Festival is showcasing what Portland’s chefs and other food and drink professionals can do with the region’s abundant foods, especially locally caught lobster. Harvest on the Harbor lasts until October 21, so if you’re the jet-setting type, there’s still time for a weekend getaway.
Portland celebrates its bounty
Today in History
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Quiver trees in Namibia
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Happy Halloween!
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Social climbing
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Twosday
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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Star Wars Day
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Virgin Islands National Park established
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The owl that loved football
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Grandparents Day
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Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
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Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
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Petrified Forest National Park
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Light show in the forest
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Celebrating whales—and a whale of a tale
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An emerald isle of the Emerald Isle
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Into the woods
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Berlin Festival of Lights
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Dance of the egret
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Big-wave hunters watch Nazaré
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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International Tiger Day
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Feeling crabby?
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Old man s whiskers growing wild
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Where fire meets water
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day
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Square Tower House in Mesa Verde National Park
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Bobbing for crab apples
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