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Portland & Coastal Maine — Lobster Pound Crawl, ME — Portland, Maine & Midcoast
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Portland & Coastal Maine — Lobster Pound Crawl, ME

Destination: Portland, Maine & MidcoastNights: 3Group: 4–10Season: June, July, August, SeptemberEstimated: $1,200–$2,100/person

Friday lunch at Red's Eats in Wiscasset—butter-soaked lobster rolls and fried clams at a weathered shack with zero pretense. Saturday morning ferry to Peaks Island, breakfast at Peaks Island House, then a working tour of Five Islands Lobster Co in Georgetown with the boats still unloading. Afternoon raw bar at Eventide Oyster Co in Portland, then dinner at Fore Street with a wood-fired kitchen and Maine seafood sourced that morning. Sunday brunch at Tangled Up in Hue, then a final stop at The Clam Shack in Kennebunk for steamers and a lobster roll before the drive back.

What You'll Do

Food Tour

Brunch Crawl

Boat Cruise

Oyster-and-duck weekend

Morning decoys in the St. Vincent marshes, afternoon oyster boat, dinner at Owl Cafe. Pre-Disney Florida.

Operator: Local guides + Apalachicola Oyster Co. · Pair with: Gibson Inn or St. George Island house rental.

Where You Sleep

  • · The Press Hotel, Portland
  • · Harraseekit Inn, Freeport

Where You Eat

  • · Red's Eats, Wiscasset
  • · Eventide Oyster Co, Portland
  • · Fore Street, Portland
  • · The Clam Shack, Kennebunk
  • · Tangled Up in Hue, Portland

Questions

Do we need reservations everywhere?
Red's and The Clam Shack are walk-up only; arrive early or expect a wait. Eventide and Fore Street require advance booking, especially weekends.
What's the ferry situation to Peaks Island?
Casco Bay Lines runs ferries from downtown Portland every 30 minutes; 15-minute ride, $3.50 per person. Five Islands Lobster Co is a 10-minute drive from the ferry terminal.
Is this trip actually about eating lobster three days straight?
Yes. If anyone's vegetarian or shellfish-averse, this is not the trip. Fore Street and Tangled Up in Hue have non-seafood options, but you're here for the lobster.

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