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Photos, clockwise from top:

Casco Bay and the Calendar Islands, Portland Paddle;

College students enjoying campus in Gorham, Univer-

sity of Southern Maine; Fall foliage riverfront heading

into Westbrook, Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld

South Portland’s lovely parks lie on the

other side of town. Stop for a picture at

Fort Preble and another at Spring Point

Ledge Lighthouse, where a 900-foot

breakwater leading to this historic struc-

ture creates a majestic bulwark against

the sea. Another great green space is

Mill Creek Park, where fragrant roses

burst into life come summer, and in the

winter, ice skaters can be found making

frozen tracks on the pond.

Salt-water junkies can slip into the

Atlantic at Willard Beach, one of the

city’s few free public beaches located in

one of Maine’s hippest neighborhoods.

At nearby Bug Light Park, named for

the diminutive lighthouse which sits

at the end of a pink granite breakwater,

you’ll see plenty of kite-flyers enjoying

the ocean winds. You’ll find shops

and coffee houses in Knightville,

a lesser-known neighborhood just over

the Casco Bay Bridge from Portland.

Enjoy a fabulous meal just around the

corner at Saltwater Grille where the

quality of dining is matched by the

unobstructed view of the dramatic

city skyline.

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