Macrossan Street
Palm-lined main street of restaurants, bars and boutiques leading to a marina and sunset views.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Macrossan Street in Port Douglas centers on a marble fountain most visitors walk past without a glance, and the Danish publican it honors. It traces the street to the eighteen seventy-seven gold rush that built this port town almost overnight, when a rough shortcut called the Bump Track sent prospectors pouring down to the coast. You will hear how one hotelkeeper turned a rowdy drinking strip into the town's civic heart, and what his widow did once he was gone. Look for the traffic island between the side streets as you pass.
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