Firefly Communit Lantern Walk September 25, 2010

The FIREFLY COMMUNITY LANTERN WALK is a community-based event held to promote connection to natural cycles. The event seeks to create a space for Portland community members to gather together to acknowledge the passing from summer to autumn - to celebrate harvest time and the shifting in balance of light. This event is free and open to all ages. The lantern walk route will start at the Main Street Plaza on the Eastbank Esplanade, just north of the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge. From there, participants can walk or ride a 2.5 mile circular route around the river: first north along the Eastbank Esplanade, then over the Steel Bridge, and back along Waterfront Park to the Hawthorne Bridge. Lighted bikes are encouraged to start out first and be a vanguard for the procession. Participants are asked to bring a lantern or lights to carry.