Old Port Historic Walking Tour

Sat Nov 18 2023

11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Monument Square

1 Monument Square Portland, ME 04041

Monument Square

1 Monument Square Portland, ME 04041

All Ages

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Private tours with special group rates are available year round, any day of the week, at OldPortHistoricTours.com. Visit today for more information!

Kids 12 and under are No Charge to help promote historic preservation for our youth.

Explore the Old Port and downtown Portland's rich history and places of interest from 1632 in this 2 1/2 hour, 2 mile, exciting walking tour and historical adventure for all members of the family with over 50 historic stops including historical landmarks, architecture, and monuments. We will also discuss famous/legendary people of the area, prohibition and how it all started in the Old Port, some of the hottest restaurants and craft beer bars, the best places for craft beer tastings, waterfront history, the Old Port's biggest fires, Underground Railroad, shopping, real estate history, night life, and much more! 

Old Port Historic Tours Loves Happy Faces! Your Tour Guide, Leigh Olson, is pictured in the center. 

Public tours are available every Saturday, as well as holiays and select cruise ship dates, from 11AM-1:30PM April through December. Advanced tickets required. $45 per person. Kids 12 and under are free with a paying adult. Private tours and special group rates available year round, any day of the week! Private tour tickets are not available via Ticketmaster or Ticketweb so please call 646-845-9714 or email leigholson@oldporthistorictours.com.

Leigh Rush Olson, your Tour Guide and founder of Old Port Historic Tours, holds a BA in History from CUNY Brooklyn College and is a certified Portland History Docent with the Maine Historical Society in collaboration with Portland Landmarks. In volunteerism, Leigh is a Daughter of the American Revolution where she served two appointed terms as Maine State American History Chairwoman. Moreover, Leigh is a Portland native (born and raised), and is a resident of Kennebunk, Maine. You're in good hands!

Where to meet: Monument Square - located directly across the street from the Portland Public Library on Congress Street.

Please visit OldPortHistoricTours.com for all the information about your itinerary, restrooms, parking, etc. 
 

Leigh Rush Olson - Founder of Old Port Historic Tours -  Sits on the dock of the bay in Portland's Old Port

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Old Port Historic Walking Tour

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    Old Port Historic Walking Tour

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    Here are just some of the topics you will hear about and places you will visit outside on an Old Port Historic Walking Tour with Leigh...

    *Monument Square

    *Lobsterman's Park

    *Portland City Hall

    *Old Port real estate history

    *Numerous landmarks, monuments, and architecture on the National Registry of Historic Places

    *US Custom House

    *Boothby Square

    *Commercial Street Waterfront

    *Wharf Street

    *Fishing industry

    *Prohibition and how it all began in the Old Port

    *Tommy's Park and the history of its murals

    *Post Office Park

    *Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Home

    *Revolutionary Generation

    *Civil War history

    *Several Underground Railroad markers including Portland's first anti-slavery and pro slavery riots 

    *First Parish Church

    *Portland's tallest and oldest buildings

    *Exchange Street galleries and boutiques

    *Leigh's favorite places to point out for craft beer bars, breweries, and restaurants - including Leigh's favorite breakfast locations and where to get the best lobster rolls… BIG lobster rolls 🦞🦞🦞

    *History of Portland's fires including the biggest that shocked the nation

    *Famous/legendary people of the area

    *Night life - stand-up comedy, concerts, theatrical performances, etc

    *History of the Kotzschmar Organ- one of the grandest and most celebrated pipe organs in the world

    *Local Maine Artists

    *Old Port's finest Mansard roofs

    *The Old Port's most popular donut shops, bakeries, and Mained themed treats 

    *Best things to do in the Kennebunks if Portland isn't enough!

    AND Much, Much, More, but Leigh doesn't want to give it all away!

    Where to meet: 1 Monument Way in downtown Portland in front of Longfellow Books - conveniently located directly next to One City Center Parking Garage and Monument Square.