A Casco Bay view from the rooftop of a home on Munjoy Hill’s Monument Street. (Photo by Jon Reece, http://jonreece.com.)
The Portland Observatory atop Munjoy Hill wears the insignia of the Valentine’s Bandit. (Staff photo by Brianna Soukup.)
Sailboats are framed by a maple tree at peak foliage on the Eastern Prom. (Staff photo by Jill Brady.)
Portland’s fireworks on the Eastern Prom are part of Maine’s largest July 4th celebration. (Staff photo by Brianna Soukup.)
A bicyclist in bright yellow pops out as he rides the Eastern Trail on a warm spring day. (Staff photo by Gabe Souza.)
A gardener waters her plots at the community garden on the Eastern Promenade. (Staff photo by Derek Davis.)
The 1897 St. Lawrence Church is home to St. Lawrence Arts. (Staff photo by Chris Church)
An official gives the "thumbs up" to finishers at the YMCA of Southern Maine Peaks to Portland Swim. (Staff photo by Derek Davis.)
A fife and drums corps marches up Munjoy Hill as part of a July 4 celebration. (Staff photo by Joel Page.)
The golden glow of sunset bathes the Eastern Prom. (Photo by Jon Reece, http://jonreece.com.)
The facade of the Blue Spoon restaurant on Munjoy Hill. (Staff photo by Gordie Chibroski.)
Casco Bay is shrouded in fog as a woman walks her dog on the Eastern Prom trail on an August morning. (Staff photo by Greg Rec.)
Maine Places to Love 
