Harpswell commemorated Memorial Day with a ceremony on Ewing Narrows Bridge, followed by a parade through Harpswell Center and a program at the historic meetinghouse.
American Legion Post 171 Cmdr. Michael Doyle tosses a wreath from the Ewing Narrows Bridge in Harpswell on Memorial Day, May 26. The ceremony honors service members who died at sea. (Jessica Picard photo)
A wreath floats under the Ewing Narrows Bridge in Harpswell on Memorial Day. The ceremonial wreath-tossing occurs each year to honor service members who died at sea. (Jessica Picard photo)
Members of the John Leo Murray Jr. American Legion Post 171 fire a salute during a ceremony on the Ewing Narrows Bridge in Harpswell on Memorial Day. (Jessica Picard photo)
Harpswell Legionnaires march across the Ewing Narrows Bridge after a ceremony on Memorial Day. (Jessica Picard photo)
American Legion Post 171 Cmdr. Michael Doyle gives American flags to young spectators at the Memorial Day parade in Harpswell. The spectators are, from left, Reid Shoures, 9; Liberty Moore, 3; and Leona Moore, 5. (Jessica Picard photo)
Reid Shoures, 9, of Harpswell, shows his 8-month-old sister, Adeline Bradbury, an American flag before the Memorial Day parade. (Jessica Picard photo)
Members of Harpswell’s American Legion post march in the town’s Memorial Day parade. (Jessica Picard photo)
A child waves an American flag as Legionnaires march by during a Memorial Day parade in Harpswell. (Jessica Picard photo)
The Mt. Ararat High School marching band participates in the Memorial Day parade through Harpswell Center. (Jessica Picard photo)
Student clarinetists and saxophonists play in the Memorial Day parade in Harpswell. (Jessica Picard photo)
Mt. Ararat High School musicians help Harpswell commemorate Memorial Day. (Jessica Picard photo)
A member of the Mt. Ararat High School marching band plays a sousaphone during the Memorial Day parade through Harpswell Center. (Jessica Picard photo)
An antique Rolls-Royce adds style to Harpswell’s Memorial Day parade. (Jessica Picard photo)
The Rev. Joseph Connolly leads a prayer during a Memorial Day ceremony outside the historic meetinghouse in Harpswell Center. (Jessica Picard photo)
Eleanor Young, a senior at Mt. Ararat High School and a resident of Topsham, sings the national anthem during a Memorial Day ceremony in Harpswell Center. (Jessica Picard photo)
Michael Doyle, commander of American Legion Post 171, speaks during a Memorial Day ceremony in Harpswell Center. (Jessica Picard photo)
Dillon Perry, a member of the Mt. Ararat High School marching band, plays taps during a Memorial Day ceremony in Harpswell Center. (Jessica Picard photo)
A hearse carriage is displayed outside the historic cemetery and meetinghouse in Harpswell Center on Memorial Day, May 26. (Jessica Picard photo)
