On my first day here, I kayaked from Portland to Fort Gorges, an imposing Civil War-era granite citadel perched on Hog Island Ledge in the middle of the bay. The fort, which was constructed during the ...

Maine, awoke to red hearts plastered everywhere — on storefront windows, big banners on parking garages, museums, churches and even at Fort Gorges out in Portland Harbor. The Valentine's Day ...