SMALL CITY ON CASCO BAY HAS BIG APPEAL. THE BEAUTY OF NATURE, THE ARTS, FANTASTIC FOOD AND FAMILY FUN, EAR TO EAR SMILES FILL THE STANDS AT HADLOCK FIELD. HOME OF THE PORTLAND SEA DOGS, A DOUBLE-A AFFILIATE OF THE BOSTON RED SOX FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. PLAYERS LIKE RELIEVER ALEX HOPPY SEE NO NEED TO DOWNPLAY THEIR TALENTS. WE’RE ELITE. THE GUYS WE’RE FACING, OUR ELITE. IT’S HIGH LEVEL BASEBALL HERE. SO MANY SOX STARS, PAST AND PRESENT, HAVE PLAYED IN PORTLAND. I SEE SOME BIG NAMES HERE CHRIS SALE, DUSTIN PEDROIA, JON LESTER. AMAZING IT IS. YEAH, 350 PLAYERS HAVE PLAYED FOR US AND PLAYED IN THE BIG LEAGUES THROUGH THE END OF LAST SEASON. JEFF ESA HAS BEEN THE GENERAL MANAGER SINCE 2010. WE ALL TRY TO GO THE EXTRA STEP, EXTRA MILE TO MAKE SURE THAT FANS ARE COMING IN, ARE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE THAT INCLUDES GREAT GAMES, OF COURSE, BUT ALSO GREAT GOODIES. SEA DOGS, BISCUITS, TWO CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES WITH ICE CREAM IN THE MIDDLE. FANS LOVE THEM. GIFFORD’S ICE CREAM MAKES THEM FOR US. WE SELL OVER 80,000 OF THEM A YEAR. IT’S ONE OF THE STAPLES THAT’S YUMMY. ANOTHER STANDOUT STAPLE IS THIS GUY MUGGING FOR THE CAMERAS AND GIVING OUT WARM HUGS. THE ONLY MINOR LEAGUE MASCOT IN THE MASCOT HALL OF FAME IS SLUGGER THE SEA DOG. SLUGGER. YES. HELLO, HALL OF FAMER. AMAZING. A YMCA IS ONE OF THE SIGNATURE SIGNATURE THINGS. HE DOES A DECENT SKID ON THE FIELD AT THE END OF THE THIRD INNING, WHICH WHICH IS A LOT OF FUN AND REALLY CREATIVE. YOUR FAVORITE LETTER HAS GOT TO BE THE. SEA FOR THE SEA DOGS. FROM CHEERS IN THE STANDS TO CHEERS FOR THE CUISINE IN PORTLAND, WE ARE PROBABLY ONE OF THE FOODIEST CITIES IN AMERICA. THERE ARE SO MANY RESTAURANTS, BUT IN HONOR OF ANOTHER SEA DOG ALUM, RED SOX ICON DAVID ORTIZ, WE HEAD TO RELATIVE NEWCOMER POPPY. POPPY CAN MEAN YOUR FATHER. POPPY CAN MEAN LIKE THE GUY RUNNING DOWN THE STREET. HE’S LIKE, HEY, WHAT’S UP POPPY? POPPY IS THIS UNIVERSAL TERM? THAT IS JUST A TERM. IT’S JUST A TERM OF ENDEARMENT. EXECUTIVE CHEF RON MEDLOCK IS PROUD TO BRING THE FOOD OF PUERTO RICO TO PORTLAND’S BUZZING OLD PORT DISTRICT. I’VE BEEN COOKING ALMOST 30 YEARS AND I’VE NEVER COOKED FOOD FOR MY CULTURE, MY GRANDMOTHER’S RECIPES, MY GRANDFATHER’S FOOD, THINGS THAT I GREW UP EATING. YOU MADE ME VEGAN EMPANADAS. THANK YOU. YOU’RE WELCOME. SO THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. WE’RE ALWAYS CHANGING THE MENU. IT’S ALWAYS NEW. IT’S ALWAYS EXCITING. I LOVE IT. THANK YOU. LIANA SANABRIA IS CHEF RON’S FOUNDING PARTNER AND BOSS OF THE BAR. MY MOTHER IS FROM MAINE AND MY DAD IS FROM PUERTO RICO. THE FLAVORS OF HER FAMILY ARE ALSO INFUSED IN MANY OF THE COCKTAILS SHE CREATES. THEN THERE’S LIKE THE FAMILIA SECTION. THAT WOULD BE ONE OF MY FAMILIES OR PUERTO RICAN FAMILY MEMBERS. LIKE FAVORITE BEVERAGES. HER FATHER’S CUBA LIBRE RUM AND COKE HAD TO BE MADE JUST RIGHT. IT’S GOT TO BE LAYERED, RIGHT. IT’S GOT TO BE THAT RIGHT COLOR, YOU KNOW? DOES IT, DOES IT CLINK? IS THE ICE HAPPY? YOU KNOW, HOW IS THAT LIME CUT? THE POPPY CUBA LIBRE HAS A LOT MORE FLAIR. HOMEMADE COLA. THE FRESH LIME. I TAKE COCONUT, TORCH IT, INFUSE IT INTO CRYSTAL, WHICH WOULD BE ONE OF HIS SIGNIFIERS OF SOMEBODY SAID, LIKE WHAT? RUM ARE YOU GOING TO USE? WHAT? RUM AND A CUBA LIBRE LIKE. LIKE THERE’S NO OTHER ANSWER. THIS IS LIKE NO OTHER COCKTAIL I’VE EVER SEEN. A SIP TRANSPORTS YOU TO THE TROPICS. THAT’S GOOD. AND IT’S STILL FLAMING. IF THAT HAS YOU LONGING FOR THE WATER, JUST HEAD DOWN THE ROAD TO EAST END BEACH. I LOVE PORTLAND BECAUSE IT’S LIKE JUST THE RIGHT SIZE, WHERE YOU GET ALL THE ADVANTAGES OF A CITY, BUT IT’S STILL SUPER EASY TO GET OUT IN NATURE. ZACH ANKERS RUNS PORTLAND PADDLE. MOST OF WHAT WE DO IS IN SEA. KAYAKS IN THOSE KAYAKS ARE REALLY DESIGNED FOR GOING ON OPEN WATERS, LIKE HERE ON CASCO BAY. THEY OFFER RENTALS, LESSONS AND GUIDED TOURS. FROM HERE, YOU CAN PADDLE TO ALL KINDS OF GREAT ISLANDS. YOU CAN PADDLE TO HISTORIC FORTS AND THEN PADDLE A LITTLE FURTHER. YOU CAN GET EVEN ISLANDS. YOU CAN CAMP ON, BUT IF THE INDOORS IS MORE APPEALING, THERE ARE ALSO GALLERIES GALORE IN PORTLAND ANCHORING THIS COASTAL CITY’S ARTS DISTRICT. THE PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART, ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S OLDEST, IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1882, AND ITS COLLECTION, FORGIVE ME IN ADVANCE, IT’S A REAL HOME RUN. BOASTING MORE THAN 19,000 WORKS FROM HISTORICAL GREATS TO MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PIECES, THE MUSEUM SAYS IT WOULD TAKE NEARLY A DECADE OF CONSTANT GALLERY ROTATIONS TO SEE IT ALL. WHAT IS EVER CHANGING IS WHAT’S ON EXHIBITION ON THIS VISIT, WOVEN WONDERS BY JEREMY FREY. AND BACK TO THE SEA DOGS. JEFF NAOKO ESA IS STILL PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, BUT IS ALSO HELPING OUT ON THE REGIONAL LEVEL FOR THE EMILEE. JESSIE SCAGLIONE WELL RECENTLY BECAME ONLY THE THIRD GENERAL MANAGER IN THE TEAM’S 31 YEAR HISTORY, AND SINCE ERIKA SPOKE WITH RELIEVER ALEX HOPPY, WELL, HE’S C