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and we watched cormorants diving
underwater to find fish.
We noticed brightly colored object
ising tall above a rocky
bobbing in the water; our guide
ledge, the sturdy lighthouse
explains these are buoys to designate
known as the Portland
lobster traps. In Maine, lobstermen
Head Light Station is
are licensed and closely super-
a distinctive landmark. Built in
A h istoric vised, and each uses a specific
1791, it was the first lighthouse
ligh thouse color to identify his lobster traps.
in operation in the United
in
Back on shore, we took a quick
Por tland. ride to the historic lighthouse
States. And it's an appropriate
symbol for a city so closely iden-
located just out of town: It was
tified with the sea.
authorized by the first U.S. Congress
So is the statue of the Maine lob-
and commissioned by George
sterman, which invariably draws the
Washington. Gleaming white against
attention of visitors. Right in the mid-
the rocky ledge and rough sea, it's one
dle of Monument Square in the heart
of the most frequently photographed
of town is the lifelike figure of a fish-
lighthouses in the nation.
erman whose hand tightly grasps the
Returning to the city center, we
claw of a lobster as he looks down at
strolled along the restored waterfront,'
i t.
the Old Port Exchange, a colorful and
Situated on Casco Bay, Portland is
attractive area with brick buildings
Maine's largest city — in fact, the
which are now boutiques, cafes and
largest city in New England north of
galleries.
Boston. And it has a distinctive
Several of the galleries carry items
Maine identity, from the city hall
of Judaica, including Margolis Gallery,
made of Maine granite to the
which hosts an annual menorah exhib
Winslow Homer paintings of the
it at Chanukah and Abacus Gallery,
moody coast on view at the Portland
both on Exchange Street.
Museum of Art.
Portland has a Jewish population o
Because this is a New England-style
about 3,500. It's a slim minority in a
"City by the Bay," we decided to
population of 65,000, but they've cre-
begin our sightseeing with a narrated
ated an active Jewish life, with four
cruise of Casco Bay.
congregations, a Jewish community
Heading out from Long Wharf, we
center and varied cultural activities.
saw the Maine State Pier where pas-
Beth El, a Conservative congrega-
sengers can board a ferry for Nova
tion, is Portland's largest, with 500
Scotia. Soon we passed the first of
family memberships. Congregants wor-
many islands, with summer homes
ship in a spacious modern temple in th
built high on the hills.
Brighton area where many Jews live.
When we reached Halfway Rock,
Nearby is Shaarey Tphiloh, an
we were greeted by the sight many
Orthodox synagogue at 76 Noyes
had been waiting for: Seals were div-
Street, with 100 family memberships
ing into the water and suddenly
and a small religious school. Closer to
emerging. We also cruised near islands
the center of town is Etz Haim, a
where ospreys have built their nests
MAINE on page 137

RUTH ROVNER
Special to The Jewish News

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