Lanterns made by kids participating in a crafts workshop, organized by the Friends of Deering Oaks Park, hang out to dry and adorn a tree. (Staff photo by John Ewing)
Donuts – raspberry glazed, dark chocolate sea salt, and vegan cinnamon sugar flavors, taking it from the top – at the Holy Donut on Park Avenue. (Staff photo by Gabe Souza)
A Hadlock Field panorama captures a Portland Seadogs vs. New Haven Ravens game in 2003. (Staff photo by Joe Phelan)
Runners charge down Park Avenue at the start of the Portland Sea Dogs Mother’s Day 5K several years ago. (Staff photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette.)
The Park Avenue Church of God was built c. 1908-1909 as the Second Advent Church. (Source: Greater Portland Landmarks. Staff photo by John Ewing)
A vintage postcard depiction of the bridge at Deering Oaks. (File photo)
Designed by architect Frederick A. Tompson in 1894, Deering Oaks’ “Castle in the Park” was originally a warming hut for skaters. (Staff photo by Gordon Chibroski)
The Portland Expo, shown in a June 1927 photo (check the vehicle at right) was built in 1914. (File photo)
“The Hiker” commemorative statue in Deering Oaks was designed in 1906 by Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson. (Staff photo by Gordon Chibroski)
A pintail duck paddles through the reflection of a maple tree in the pond at Deering Oaks. (Staff photo by David MacDonald)
Portland Sea Dogs welcoming mascot Slugger is among the many attractions at Hadlock Field. (Staff photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette)
The corner of Cumberland Avenue and High Street, looking north, in 1950. (Staff photo by Bill Curran Jr.)
The interior of the Castle at Deering Oaks Park was restored in 2005 by the city and by the Friends of Deering Oaks. (Staff photo by Gordon Chibroski)
The Holy Donut on Park Avenue debuted in March 2012. The building previously housed Terroni’s Market, which had opened in 1949. (Photo by Joel Page)
The cornerstone for the Church of the Sacred Heart, shown in an undated photo, was laid on Nov. 15, 1896. (portlandcatholic.org)
A game of ice hockey on the pond at Deering Oaks, with the steeple of Sacred Heart Church on Mellen Street rising above the trees. (Staff photo by David MacDonald)
The pond, fountain and duck house at Deering Oaks. (Shutterstock)
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