The last Portland Rose Festival Fleet Week before 9/11.

I just dug through old CD archives of images in search of some projects.  We're talking thousands of files.  While reminiscing about all the photos I've taken over the years, I came across a bunch from Portland Rose Festival's Fleet Week, the summer just before 9/11.  So if you've been to the waterfront during Fleet Week since 9/11, you're well aware of all the security and restrictions.  These photos are a reminder of a time when people were allowed to float their boats alongside these grand ships coming in.

These photos are also a reminder of a time when the US and Canadian navies would send a bunch of their bigger ships to make this a grand parade.