Fireworks shimmer over the Eastern Promenade in Portland on Saturday night during the Fourth of July celebration. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
Mary Cassidy of Albany, N.Y., holds an umbrella over Robert Halley of Albany while Alan Rimmer of Liverpool, England, center right, and Anne Rimmer take in the view off the Eastern Promenade as rain begins to fall. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
Umbrellas come out during the Fourth of July celebration on the Eastern Promenade as rain begins to fall. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
Brady Trahan, 9, of Massachusetts looks out from under an umbrella during the Fourth of July celebration on the Eastern Promenade. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
Brooklynn Humiston, 3, of Windham looks at her sparkler during the Fourth of July celebration on the Eastern Promenade. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
Hannah Felker, right, and Alex Trippe, both of Yarmouth, try out hula hoops during the Fourth of July celebration on the Eastern Promenade. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
Riley Campbell wears flag glasses at the Fourth of July celebration on the Eastern Promenade. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
Michael Bergerac of Portland dons flag regalia during the Fourth of July celebration on the Eastern Promenade in Portland. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
The Bath Heritage Days parade, one of the largest in the state, travels up Centre Street in Bath on Saturday. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer
Nina Ryan, 10, of Woolwich looks out the second story of Bath City Hall as she waits to sing "God Bless America" from the balcony during the Bath Heritage Days parade in Bath on Saturday. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer
A spectator waves a flag as the Bath Heritage Days parade travels down Front Street in Bath on Saturday. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer
Ella Harry, 5, Sarah Sheley, 5, Chris Harry, 7, and Joseph White, 11, cheer as they watch the Bath Heritage Days parade in Bath on Saturday. The children were visiting their great-grandmother Evelyn Desmond in West Bath. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer
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