PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 31, 2025
Ocean and seafood lovers braved the rain Saturday to celebrate Portland’s working waterfront culture during the 10th annual Walk the Working Waterfront event. All along Commercial Street, people in rain jackets stopped by booths marked with orange flags, learned about lobster traps and aquaculture, and sipped samples of hot clam chowder. “It’s a celebration of Portland’s protected waterfront,” said Katie Tims, of the city’s Sustainability Office. “We’re preserving the working waterfront industry and how Portland became a prominent city.”