Our Lady of Victories
Holy Places in Portland, Maine
Western Cemetery

Hanging Site

Garden of Dionysus

Portland Public Market

Our Lady of Victories

Longfellow Square

This is a virtual tour of sites around Portland which can be viewed as holy in a number of pagan traditions. Some are sacred to a particular god from an ancient pantheon, others represent the local spirits of this area.

Click on the name of a place for a picture, its location, and the reason it is sacred. Or browse through them all in walking order.

Theatre Mask of Bacchus

The Lobsterman

Deering Oaks

Western Cemetery

Dolphin Statue

There are other sacred places all over Maine, just start looking! Two important land spirits are Mount Washington and the Saco River. If you are interested in finding out more, try researching local Algonquin legends, which tell of holy places, spirits, animals and more.

For detailed maps, try Mapquest.com; For more information on Portland try Greater Portland Landmarks, the official City of Portland website and the Portland Press Herald; For Maine in general, try the Maine Office of Tourism and the Center for Maine History. For paganism in Maine, visit the MainePagan Forum

Email me with any questions or suggestions at oinokhoe@winterscapes.com. However please note that I no longer live in Maine, I just keep this page up as a helpful resource.