Thousands of people filled out the grass along the Eastern Promenade Saturday night to watch the fireworks light up the sky over Portland.”Everyone is together, it just feels good,” said Wyatt, a young man with his family.The fireworks could be seen from around the city and from Bug Point in South Portland. There were also dozens of food trucks and music by the Casco Bay Wind Symphony. The breeze kicked in for a more comfortable evening of celebrations.”I wasn’t really sure what else was going on and my friends live in Portland and they asked me if I wanted to come out after work and I said absolutely. Anything to celebrate,” said Olivia from Topsham.
PORTLAND, Maine —
Thousands of people filled out the grass along the Eastern Promenade Saturday night to watch the fireworks light up the sky over Portland.
“Everyone is together, it just feels good,” said Wyatt, a young man with his family.
The fireworks could be seen from around the city and from Bug Point in South Portland. There were also dozens of food trucks and music by the Casco Bay Wind Symphony. The breeze kicked in for a more comfortable evening of celebrations.
“I wasn’t really sure what else was going on and my friends live in Portland and they asked me if I wanted to come out after work and I said absolutely. Anything to celebrate,” said Olivia from Topsham.