A friendsmoon in Portland, ME

Private charter through Casco Bay past the Calendar Islands with chilled Maine sparkling wine and a sunset that turns the harbor pink and gold without effort.

Portland's New England Distilling and Maine Craft Distilling offer guided tours of their production facilities followed by tasting flights of whiskey, rum, and gin.

A guided walk through the Old Port and Arts District hitting eight stops — oysters, lobster, chowder, artisan cheese, craft beer — with context from a guide who knows every kitchen.

Harbor-facing yoga on the East End with Casco Bay as the backdrop — a genuinely beautiful and unhurried way to start a Portland morning before hitting Duckfat.

Portland Pottery has offered open studio and private class sessions for decades — the instructors are working ceramicists and the results are surprisingly good for first-timers.

A 20-minute Casco Bay Lines ferry to Peaks Island — rent bikes, find the rocky shore, eat at the Inn on Peaks Island, and return feeling like you discovered something private.

The oyster bar that put Portland on the national food map — a rotating selection of New England bivalves and a brown butter lobster roll that has no legitimate competitors.

Sam Hayward's landmark wood-fire kitchen has been the standard-bearer of Maine coastal cuisine since 1996 — the rotating menu follows the season with total fidelity.

Portland's legendary sandwich and fry shop — duck-fat-fried potatoes, house-made sodas, and panini that justify the line extending down Middle Street on weekend mornings.

The fish house at the working Portland waterfront with an exceptional whole-fish program, a raw bar overseen with serious attention, and views of the harbor.

Intimate Portland tasting menu restaurant with a changing weekly menu and the quality of focus that earns Wine Spectator attention in a 30-seat room.

Potato-based donuts in wild flavors -- a Portland morning tradition