Hi! I am a native of Portland, Maine! I absolutely love it here and the weather and cost of living is GREAT!
I used to live in the greater Portland area.  i was one of half a million people that lived there.
That is indeed a very large population! The culture here is very vast as well.
I have also been to The English Isle of Portland, where Portland Maine gets it's name from
That sounds incredible! I can imagine that being a great experience!
It is incredible.  It's a limestone tied island in the English Channel