Hello, and thanks for being curious about Harvest on the Harbor. The concept was born of the notion of creating an event similar to the successful culinary tourism event Newport Mansions food and wine festival in Newport, RI. It was 2007, and Visit Portland founded and launched Harvest on the Harbor to give the area's hospitality business community a boost during the fall. This was exactly when Portland and Maine's restaurant and hospitality scenes started expanding and finding their sea legs.  Some of the early praise for local chefs and hoteliers that helped to establish Portland as a dining haven [...]