Francisco Futila, 10, left, watches the fireworks Tuesday night on the Eastern Promenade.
Thousands watch the fireworks at Portland's Fourth of July celebration on the Eastern Promenade.
Spectators watch the fireworks – and take some selfies – at the Fourth of July celebration on the Eastern Promenade.
Joyce Bento, 6, wears a patriotic top Tuesday evening as she and her family take their spot on the Eastern Promenade and wait for the fireworks display.
Freeport's Main Street is lined with visitors Tuesday as the Fourth of July parade begins.
Jaemin Kouba, 7, looks up Main Street after high-fiving Willie the Clown during Freeport's Fourth of July parade.
Ilse Brostek of Portland points to show her dad, Luke Brostek, the beginning of the Independence Day parade on Main Street in Freeport.
Members of Port City Jazz play while rolling past L.L. Bean Tuesday in Freeport's Independence Day parade.
Tristen Chapman, 9, and Luke Edwards, 8, wave flags while marching with a group from Pathway Vineyard Church in Freeport's Independence Day parade.
Runners take off at the start of the L.L. Bean Fourth of July 10K on Tuesday morning in Freeport. There were 1,235 finishers in the race.
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