A duck caused a stir on Tuesday when it swam away from a log it had been resting on in China Lake in Vassalboro. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Andrew Williams (left) and Clayton Snelling, firefighters and paramedics with the Gardiner Fire Department, run the city’s Firefighting Unit 1 on July 11 in Gardiner. Their supervisor, Lt. Eric Davis, says each shift tries to clean and maintain a separate rescue, ladder or firefighting unit during each 24-hour shift. Firefighting Unit 1 has been providing firefighting water for more than 20 years. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal
Alison Tostevin watches the 10-pound ball she threw fly over the bar during the sheaf toss at the Backyard Games in Hallowell on August 10. The sheaf toss is one of Scotland’s traditional heavy athletics events. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Charlotte Choate, 13, right, of Farmingdale, shears her Southdown sheep on Aug. 11 while Lindsey McGee, 14, of West Gardiner, assists at the Skowhegan State Fair at 33 Constitution Ave. Choate says she is preparing 12 sheep for display at the fair. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Laurel Hayes, 7, and her mother, Kelly, pick flowers from a garden they tend at Bombahook Brook Botanicals in Farmingdale on Aug. 11. The aspiring second-grader and elementary school teacher also bakes cookies in a state-certified kitchen to sell alongside the flowers at a summer and fall farm stand along the side of Vaughan Road. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal
The Ferris wheel and zipper spin Wednesday evening at the Skowhegan State Fair, 33 Constitution Ave. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Board Chairman Shawn Roderick addresses the public during the RSU 38 meeting held Thursday at Maranacook Community Middle School in Readfield. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
A muskrat returns to its burrow Thursday after feeding on roots in an Augusta pond. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal
Participants in the horse-pulling competition crowd the sleigh Wednesday evening during the Skowhegan State Fair at 33 Constitution Avenue in Skowhegan. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Children play by the recently restored “Lady and the Birds” statue on Gardiner Common on Tuesday. The statue stands atop a fountain named for Gardiner native Gideon S. Palmer, a Civil War regimental surgeon and later director of the Freedmen’s Hospital in Washington, DC. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Augusta Police Deputy Chief Jesse Brann fries hamburgers at the police department’s fourth annual Family Fun Day at Mill Park in Augusta on Thursday. There were activities for children and a free dinner of grilled burgers. Police Chief Kevin Lully says they expect to fry about 1,000 burgers for the event. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
A camper plays defense against Cooper Flagg during a 2-on-2 game on August 10. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
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