Events and Local Happenings

Join us for an early morning Community Paddle this summer! Every summer we host group paddles on Tuesdays and Thursdays for sea kayakers and stand-up paddlers. Kayak on Tuesdays at 7:30 am SUP on Thursdays 7:30 am WHEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays, June – August, 7:30 am (please arrive 15 minutes early) WHERE: Portland Paddle’s…

Award-winning author Jenny O’Connell is joining Portland Paddle this summer to offer an adventurous three day writing retreat on Casco Bay’s islands. We sat down with Jenny to learn more about her career, the workshop, and other adventures she has gotten up to recently. Eric Nathanson: How long have you been a guide? Jenny is…

Join us for early morning community paddles this summer! All kayakers and stand-up paddlers looking for a chance to get on the water with others are invited! Kayak on Tuesdays at 7:30 am SUP on Thursdays 7:30 am WHEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays, June – August, 7:30 am (please arrive 15 minutes early) WHERE: Portland…

On June 9th, Joe Guglielmetti will attempt to paddle a solo kayak from Boston to Portland in under 24 hours, a distance of 90+ miles Portland Paddle guide and Maine paddling legend Joe Guglielmetti is at it again. Having previously set the speed record for paddling the entire Maine Coast (in 4 days!) and having…

Upcoming Events in Greater Portland to Get You Excited About Paddling Season! Portland Paddle partners with a number of excellent non profit organizations around the greater Portland and Casco Bay region to preserve natural and open space, protect wildlife and ecosystems, and spread the joys of outdoor recreation. We are excited to share just some…

An Exciting, but Potentially Troubling, First Sighting Gray Whales were once common in New England waters – photo courtesy of New England Aquarium The New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life aerial transect research team recorded a grey whale feeding 30 miles off of Nantucket this week, the first time this species has…

All of us at Portland Paddle love seals, and especially our flippered friends in Casco Bay who we encounter regularly.  We shared an introduction to the types of seals we see while paddling in our Guide to the Seals of Maine last year, but there’s a lot more to cover. In this post we’ll share…

Lessons and Experiences at MOES 2023! Some of the Portland Paddle team attended the second annual Maine Outdoor Economy Summit this past week where we got to participate in a number of interesting talks on the future of outdoor recreation in Maine. MOES is a forum for anyone who engages with outdoor recreation in Maine,…