Portland, Maine. Great Adventure City.

But you and me, we knew that already.

It's nice, though, for our fair city to be recognized nationally on occasion.

And so it was in the September issue of National Geographic Adventure magazine. (Which, by the way, if you're not a subscriber, you should be. You'll never want to work again, I swear!).

Portland is listed among some pretty heady company, including Las Vegas, Portland OR, Spokane and Washington DC. Not bad for a little city, eh?

Unfortunately, from there you can tell the blurb is written by someone from away. "The Scene," as it is described, says we Portland adventurers like to escape to Popham Beach, paddle the coves of Casco Bay and bike Bradbury Mountain.

Well, I kinda think we Portlanders are more likely to hit the beaches of Willard, Crescent or Scarborough before driving north to Popham. And we paddle the islands of Casco Bay and hike Bradbury Mountain (the mountain biking trails are in the woods across Route 9), but maybe I'm splitting hairs.

At least they didn't insert an "ayuh", picture anybody in red and black plaid, or insist that we dine on lobsters every day.

Regardless, thanks for the mention NGA. We'll take it.

But next time you come visit, get hold of one of us locals and we'll show you around some good, we will.

Ayuh.