Tag Archives: Old Orchard Beach Pier
Lighting Up The Sky
Thursday nights in the summer the fireworks explode over Old Orchard Beach Pier. The weekly display draws tourists, who spend money. I don’t always manage to get there when I am visiting – family, friends and weather can all be contributing factors as to whether I make the trek down the beach from where I […]
Wagging The Dog
There will be fireworks beside the pier in Old Orchard Beach tonight. Despite the police chief’s objections. The Thursday night fireworks have been at 9:45 for decades. I seem to remember them being at 9:30 when I was younger, but my memory for such things isn’t guaranteed. Earlier this summer they were moved to 9. […]
Thursday Night Lights
At times life can be a learning experience. I’m not happy with the fireworks pictures I took in Old Orchard Beach earlier this month. I opted not to bring my camera with me on vacation. The phone I bought last fall is reputed to take great photos, and it isn’t as if I expected to […]
Under The Pier
I’m begining to wonder if my annual pictures under the Pier at Old Orchard Beach, Maine, are influenced by the music of my teen years. Specifically, if I’m paying tribute to a record album I never owned, put out by my (then) favorite band. The album was The Best of the Guess Who, released in […]
Thursday Night Lights
On Thursday evenings in the summer, the town of Old Orchard Beach hosts a fireworks show adjacent to the pier. It brings a late-night crowd into the downtown, much to the delight of local businesses. I’ve always wondered if the businesses fund the fireworks display, or whether the cost is covered by the town’s tourism […]
Early Mornings
One of the joys of vacation, or so I have been assured by more than one person, is being able to sleep in as late as you want. I must confess, I just don’t understand that. Why would anyone want to sleep in and miss the best part of the day? When I worked in […]
Lighting Up The Sky
They will be doing it again tonight. Thursday night fireworks are a summertime tradition in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Thousands gather to watch. The first of our two weeks in Maine this year the show was disappointing. Only about two thirds the usual length, we wondered if the display had been curtailed due to COVID. There […]
What Is This?
On vacation in Maine for the first time since 2019, I saw a few things that were new to me. I took today’s two picturesof something new that impressed me. There were new buildings of course, and old ones gone. Prices had gone up. COVID has affected society, with some businesses closed – but some […]
End of an Era
I wrote this post in 2016. As I have discovered in 2021, the “All American Meal” is no more on The Pier. A hot dog is now $2.00. I guess all good things come to an end. I can’t believe they have been able to hold the price if the meal steady for 36 years. […]
On The Beach
It is 6 a.m. on a Sunday morning, and everyone on the beach was a smile on their face. Quite simply, there is no place they would rather be – even at this early hour. I feel the same way. It was been 102 weeks since I last stood on this beach – 714 days. […]
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