_Old Orchard Beach
September 27, 2011A comfortable, cool, laid-back lounge: Jumpin’ Jakes Seafood Cafe, Old Orchard Beach
Every fall, much of Old Orchard Beach begins to close up for the better part of the year, shuttering many of its bustling seasonal businesses, cloaking much of its famed (or infamous, perhaps) summer character. Nestled amongst the dark windows and "Closed for the Season. See You Next Summer!" signs is the newly established Jumpin' Jakes Seafood Cafe on Saco Road, right next to the NASCAR campground. The lights are on, the music is playing, and the folks are indeed home.
An indoor Fenway Park, complete with Green Monster seating: The Strike Zone, Old Orchard Beach
With summer fast approaching, Old Orchard Beach is an obvious beach destination for many in the Greater Portland area. However, the club-thumping pier-rocking dance party festivities of many of the bars in OOB are not always what you have in mind for a trip down the causeway.
Put this in your rum punch: Pier Patio Pub, OOB
Next time you're soaking in the carnival musk of Old Orchard Beach, put this in your rum punch and sip it.
Classic OOB dance party: Oasis Bar & Grille, OOB
Head to OOB, where neon never seems to go out of style and check out the Oasis Bar and Grille.
Continue reading "Classic OOB dance party: Oasis Bar & Grille, OOB"Rolling aquamarine right through the floorboards: Lindbergh's Landing
Try explaining to the baby boomer sipping a rooibos tea in Monument Square the spectacle that occurs on the daily round the corner on Pine Point Rd. Old Orchard Beach is a national marvel of surf, tacky rides, and young'uns ready to spend the day as fun sponges.
Continue reading "Rolling aquamarine right through the floorboards: Lindbergh's Landing"Ahoy! It's a hidden treasure of a bar & grill near the beach: Pirates Patio, OOB
The trip to Old Orchard Beach starts with a trick. Pirates Patio is somewhere in this milieu of sweat, candy and neon, and I'm bracing for double-barreled kitsch.
Continue reading "Ahoy! It's a hidden treasure of a bar & grill near the beach: Pirates Patio, OOB"Beach side all summer: The Brunswick
People of all ages get together and get down at The Brunswick.
Continue reading "Beach side all summer: The Brunswick"Old Orchard Beach sure has changed: Myst
Like many Mainers that do not live in the area, you tend to steer clear of Old Orchard Beach in the Summer. From experience, I can attest to some sort of revival down there and suggest you check it out for yourself.
Continue reading "Old Orchard Beach sure has changed: Myst"
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