Next Stop: Peaks

On the approach to Peaks Island on a perfect summer day.

Pier to Sea

Blue sky and blue waters from the end of the State Pier.

Deering Oaks Pond & Park

A recent evening stroll past Deering Oaks Park. At one time the pond here was connected to Back Cove and would fill and drain with the tides.

Lupines on Peaks

Purples lupines enjoying the sea breeze on Peaks Island.

Colesworthy Cannonball

A cannonball embedded in the Colesworthy Building at 92 Exchange Street. According to official documents, the cannonball is from the Civil War.

Flight of Life

A LifeFlight of Maine helicopter passes over the Western Promenade, on the approach to Maine Medical Center.

Longfellow & Little Bee

Longfellow Square yesterday evening, including the Little Bee Honey Ice Cream cart.

The Obelisk

Looking down Congress Street to the Obelisk Memorial to George Cleeves, one of the first settlers in what was then Machigone Neck.

Lost Youth in the Old Port

You never know where Longfellow will pop up in Portland. Here's a part of "My Lost Youth" on Exchange Street.

Over the Boardwalk

Part of Vieux Quebec from above the Terrasse Dufferin.

Île d'Orléans

A couple views near the east end of Île d'Orléans, a rural island in the St. Lawrence River just outside of Quebec City.

Montmorency Falls, May 2018