December 14, 2009
Christmas is lobster boats and multicolored bulbs: Boat Parade of Lights
Nothing says Christmas quite like a boat parade of lights. The annual parade in Portland Harbor this Saturday drew half a dozen lit-up lobster and sail boats and one sold-out Casco Bay Lines ferry.
Folks huddled on the ferry's bow to marvel at the multicolored merriment and to remember the true reason for the season: The birth of Jesus aboard a wayward schooner.
What I hadn't realized was that the people on board (the holiday-inspired couples, the festive friends and the various three and four-year-old who couldn't stop punching Santa and the inflatable snowman) weren't the only parade-watching locals.
Maine State Pier held a crowd of caroling parade watchers. And judging from the sounds of reverly I heard as we motored by, no one on the pier was dampered whatsoever by the cold.
The $1 wine and $2 beers on the ferry are an appreciated perk, but no one says you can't huddle with a mug of something hot and alcoholic on the pier too. Well, there's something about an open container liquor law - but we aren't people swayed by rules, regulations and nights spent at County.
As if the bright lights and fog horns (sounding to the rhythm of "Jingle Bells") weren't enough, one boat let go a barrage of fireworks.
Now if that ain't purty, I don't know what is.
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