Harbor Watch

Boats big and small, seen from Fort Allen Park.

Bench Walk

Nice summer morning for a stroll along the Eastern Prom and Fort Allen Park.

Gazebo

The gazebo at Fort Allen Park on a crisp fall morning. I was hoping for a more dramatic sunrise, but the interesting pattern in the clouds made up for that.

Park to Park

The vista towards Fort Allen Park from South Portland's Bug Light Park.

Flashback: Fort Allen Park, January 2014

Thursday Throwback to a winter storm in January 2014, from Fort Allen Park. Usually this spot allows for a scenic panorama of Casco Bay.

Fort Allen Park, Oct. 2017

From an evening stroll through Fort Allen Park, overlooking the entry to Portland Harbor.

Fort Allen Park, June 2017

A late afternoon view of Fort Allen Park near one of the Civil War cannons. Portland's annual Fourth of July fireworks and shenanigans take will take place tomorrow not far from here.

Sailing and Watching

Watching the boats in the harbor from Fort Allen Park, on the slope of Munjoy Hill. 

Fort Allen Park, June 2014

For this Thursday Throwback, a bathroom with a view (overlooking Fort Allen Park). From June 2014.

Fire Away

One of the historically-important cannons at Fort Allen Park, on Munjoy Hill.

4th of July, 2016

Overlooking Casco Bay from the top of Fort Allen Park. The annual Independence Day fireworks and celebration takes place to the left of this photo, along the Eastern Promenade.

Fort Allen Music

A crowd gathered at the Fort Allen Park Gazebo to watch musician Jason Spooner last week. The Friends of the Eastern Promenade  organization hosts free concerts here on Thursday evenings in July and August.

Fort Allen Park, July 2015

Looking up the hill at Fort Allen Park on a beautiful summer day. The Friends of the Eastern Promenade group is hosting concerts in the gazebo every Thursday night this summer, details here. 

Flowering Fort Allen

A pleasant scene looking out at the harbor from Fort Allen Park.

More Moon

A slightly wider view of Saturday's moon rise, including the Fort Allen Park Gazebo in the foreground. 

A Safe Harbor

An idyllic view of Portland Harbor from Fort Allen Park back in December:

Fort Allen Cannon

One of the recently refurbished Civil War era cannons at Fort Allen Park:

 

Out With the New, In With the Old

Here is a view of the gazebo in the newly renovated Fort Allen Park on Munjoy Hill. The new pathways and landscaping tastefully replicate the layout of the park at the turn of the previous century. The Friends of the Eastern Promenade are still taking donations for a capital campaign to refurbish the cannons that used to be in the park, add additional fencing, and install interpretive exhibits. 

Fort Allen

Here is an aerial view of Fort Allen Park. The park is schedule to reopen early next month after a rehabilitation project that started last fall. 

Eastern Incline

A view of some local dog owners enjoying the nice weather near Fort Allen Park.