Thursday, August 27, 2015

Work for July

ACADIA, MAINE -- 07/03/2015 - Brett Allen reaches for his next hold while climbing Otter Cliffs in Acadia National Park Friday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

ACADIA, MAINE -- 07/03/2015 - Matt Enos reaches for his next hold while climbing Otter Cliffs in Acadia National Park Friday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

ACADIA, MAINE -- 07/03/2015 - Tourist enjoy the views at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park Friday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

ROCKPORT, MAINE -- 07/02/2015 - Gary Lawless (right) talks with Claudette Nadeau before the start of the inaugural Beech Hill full moon poetry reading event at the top of Beech Hill Preserve in Rockport Thursday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

ROCKPORT, MAINE -- 07/02/2015 - Gary Lawless (left) looks to the ocean with Dubley Zopp (right) while Claudette Nadeau takes a photo during the inaugural Beech Hill full moon poetry reading event at the top of Beech Hill Preserve in Rockport Thursday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

ROCKPORT, MAINE -- 07/02/2015 - Gary Lawless sets up chairs with during the inaugural Beech Hill full moon poetry reading event at the top of Beech Hill Preserve in Rockport Thursday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

ROCKPORT, MAINE -- 07/02/2015 - Gary Lawless reads a poem during the inaugural Beech Hill full moon poetry reading event at the top of Beech Hill Preserve in Rockport Thursday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

ROCKPORT, MAINE -- 07/02/2015 - Gary Lawless (right) reads a poem during the inaugural Beech Hill full moon poetry reading event at the top of Beech Hill Preserve in Rockport Thursday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

ROCKPORT, MAINE -- 07/02/2015 - A violinist plays a song during the inaugural Beech Hill full moon poetry reading event at the top of Beech Hill Preserve in Rockport Thursday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

ROCKPORT, MAINE -- 07/02/2015 - The sun sets on the Beech Nut shelter during the inaugural Beech Hill full moon poetry reading event at the top of Beech Hill Preserve in Rockport Thursday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

ROCKPORT, MAINE -- 07/02/2015 - Gary Lawless reads a poem as the sun sets during the inaugural Beech Hill full moon poetry reading event at the top of Beech Hill Preserve in Rockport Thursday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE -- 07/05/2015 -  Montgomery Road resident Barbara Shaw walks her dog past the home where one of the three bodies were found Saturday in two Boothbay Harbor homes Sunday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE -- 07/05/2015 - Mark Walsh, reserved Duty with the Lincoln County sheriff's office, patrols outside the home on Montgomery Road where one of the three bodies were found Saturday in two Boothbay Harbor homes Sunday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 07/23/2015 - Racers take off during the Penobscot River Whitewater Nationals Regatta that started in Old Town and ended in Eddington Thursday. Various races will happen throughout the weekend.  Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 07/23/2015 - Racers make their way down river during the Penobscot River Whitewater Nationals Regatta that started in Old Town and ended in Eddington Thursday. Various races will happen throughout the weekend.  Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 07/23/2015 - Ryan Linehan and Ryan Linehan dump their canoe during the Penobscot River Whitewater Nationals Regatta that started in Old Town and ended in Eddington Thursday. Various races will happen throughout the weekend.  Ashley L. Conti | BDN

GOLDEN ROAD, MAINE -- 07/28/2015 - Melanie Morrell prepares dinner for around 20 loggers Tuesday at Comstock Camps. Morrell is one of the last remaining cooks at logging camps. Morrell not only provides dinner for the workers, she also makes sure to clean up the sleeping areas. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

GOLDEN ROAD, MAINE -- 07/28/2015 - Comstock logging  workers enjoy a home cooked meal after a long day of work in the fields Tuesday. Melanie Morrell is one of the last remaining cooks at logging camps. Morrell not only provides dinner for around 20 workers, she also makes sure to clean up the sleeping areas. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

GOLDEN ROAD, MAINE -- 07/28/2015 - Melanie Morrell (left) laughs with some of the loggers during dinner at Comstock Camps Tuesday. Morrell is one of the last remaining cooks at logging camps. Morrell not only provides dinner for around 20 workers, she also makes sure to clean up the sleeping areas. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

GOLDEN ROAD, MAINE -- 07/28/2015 - Melanie Morrell (right) takes a moment after dinner at Comstock Camps Tuesday. Morrell is one of the last remaining cooks at logging camps. Morrell not only provides dinner for around 20 workers, she also makes sure to clean up the sleeping areas. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

GOLDEN ROAD, MAINE -- 07/28/2015 - A logging truck sits in the parking lot of Comstock Camps after a day of logging Tuesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

GOLDEN ROAD, MAINE -- 07/28/2015 - Melanie Morrell (left) jokes around with Brian Mulherin (center) and Joey Gilbert Jr. after dinner outside the dinning hall at Comstock Camp Tuesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

GOLDEN ROAD, MAINE -- 07/29/2015 - Tom Theriault exits his skidder while working to in the field Wednesday off the Golden Road. Theriault is one of the many loggers who use Comstock Camps to rest and refuel every night. Melanie Morrell is one of the last remaining cooks at logging camps. Morrell not only provides dinner for around 20 workers, she also makes sure to clean up the sleeping areas. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

GOLDEN ROAD, MAINE -- 07/29/2015 - Terry Theriault exits his delimber while working to in the field Wednesday off the Golden Road. Theriault is one of the many loggers who use Comstock Camps to rest and refuel every night. Melanie Morrell is one of the last remaining cooks at logging camps. Morrell not only provides dinner for around 20 workers, she also makes sure to clean up the sleeping areas. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

GOLDEN ROAD, MAINE -- 07/29/2015 - The Golden Road leading to Millinocket is seen Wednesday.  Ashley L. Conti | BDN

ORRINGTON, MAINE -- 07/02/2015 - Mary Bird (left), transport volunteer with Avian Haven, watches as a mature bald eagle exists the crate Thursday at the Orrington Picnic Park in Orrington. The eagle was discovered a few weeks ago by  Maine Game Warden Dave Georgia Jr. and was rehabilitated back to health by Avian Haven in Freedom. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 07/24/2015 - First base official David Gray (left) explains why a Comrades player was out at first to Comrades' first base coach Brandon Portwine during their American Legion baseball tournament game at Husson University in Bangor Friday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

CASTINE, MAINE -- 07/14/2015 - Christa Thorpe (center) waves a French flag as the Hermione makes its way to the Castine docks Tuesday. The exact replica of General Lafayette’s 18th-century ship is the largest and most authentically built tall ship in the last 150 years.  Ashley L. Conti | BDN

PENOBSCOT, MAINE -- 07/22/2015 - Holt Akers-Campbell guides Emma while cultivating the garden at Horsepower Farm in Penobscot Wednesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

PENOBSCOT, MAINE -- 07/22/2015 - Andrew Birdsall checks to make sure he is lined up while hilling the potato field with Jake and Harry at Horsepower Farm in Penobscot Wednesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

PENOBSCOT, MAINE -- 07/22/2015 - Jake and Harry work the potato field at Horsepower Farm in Penobscot Wednesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

PENOBSCOT, MAINE -- 07/22/2015 - Holt Akers-Campbell (left), guide a cultivator while Mary Vann Johnston guides Emma in the garden at Horsepower Farm in Penobscot Wednesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

PENOBSCOT, MAINE -- 07/22/2015 - Carrots are seen in the fields at Horsepower Farm in Penobscot Wednesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

PENOBSCOT, MAINE -- 07/22/2015 - Andy Birdsall enjoys a carrot at Horsepower Farm in Penobscot Wednesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

PENOBSCOT, MAINE -- 07/22/2015 - Andrew Birdsall has operated his farm, Horsepower Farm, in Penobscot since the 70's. Birdsall uses primarily horsepower to maintain the fields. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

PENOBSCOT, MAINE -- 07/22/2015 - Andrew Birdsall checks to make sure he is lined up while hilling the potato field with Jake and Harry at Horsepower Farm in Penobscot Wednesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 07/11/2015 -Arthenaea Westwood Perkins (left) and her son, Brannon Perkins, 4, goof around in the water at the Pancoe Pool in Bangor Saturday. The National Weather reported temperatures in the high 80's throughout the weekend.  Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 07/11/2015 - Many people enjoy the cool water at the Pancoe Pool in Bangor Saturday. The National Weather reported temperatures in the high 80's throughout the weekend.  Ashley L. Conti | BDN

Work for June

BANGOR, MAINE -- 06/17/2015 - Bangor’s Kyle Stevenson (left) drops the ball after colliding with Brewer’s Alex Maxsimic at second base during their Eastern Maine Class A baseball championship game at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor Wednesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 06/17/2015 - Brewer’s Logan Rogerson (right) celebrates after tagging out Bangor’s Andrew Hillier at second during their Eastern Maine Class A baseball championship game at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor Wednesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN 

BANGOR, MAINE -- 06/17/2015 - Bangor’s Trevor DeLaite pitches to Brewer during their Eastern Maine Class A baseball championship game at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor Wednesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 06/17/2015 - Bangor’s Trevor DeLaite (right) celebrates after striking out the last Brewer player to win the Eastern Maine Class A baseball championship game at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor Wednesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 06/17/2015 - Bangor celebrates after defeating Brewer during their Eastern Maine Class A baseball championship game at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor Wednesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 06/13/2015 - Bangor's Ben Crichton celebrates after scoring a run against Messalonskee during their Eastern Maine Class A baseball semifinal game at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor Saturday.  Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 06/03/2015 - Edward Little's Brandon Varney (right) leaps to make tag Bangor's Johnny Cote out at home during their baseball game at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor Wednesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 06/02/2015 - Velstara Vardamis, 14,  ties her point shoes during her variations class at the Bangor Ballet at the Thomas School of Dance in Bangor Tuesday. Vardamis and Zach Williams, 15, will be traveling to Chicago to take part of a seven week very prestigious ballet program. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 06/02/2015 - Velstara Vardamis, 14, learns a new routine during her variations class at the Bangor Ballet at the Thomas School of Dance in Bangor Tuesday. Vardamis and Zach Williams, 15, will be traveling to Chicago to take part of a seven week very prestigious ballet program. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 06/02/2015 - Velstara Vardamis (center), 14, learns a new routine during her variations class at the Bangor Ballet at the Thomas School of Dance in Bangor Tuesday. Vardamis and Zach Williams, 15, will be traveling to Chicago to take part of a seven week very prestigious ballet program. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BREWER, MAINE -- 06/16/2015 - Stearns' Cassidy McLeod (left) tags Limestone/MSSM's Marissa Emery out during their Eastern Maine Class D softball championship game at Coffin Field in Brewer Tuesday. Stearns won 12-7. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BREWER, MAINE -- 06/16/2015 - Stearns' Audrey Dunstan (center) celebrates with teammates after making an out during their Eastern Maine Class D softball championship game against Limestone/MSSM at Coffin Field in Brewer Tuesday. Stearns won 12-7. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BREWER, MAINE -- 06/16/2015 - Stearns' Audrey Dunstan (left) celebrates after tagging out Limestone/MSSM's Ellyzabeth Bencivenga (center) during their Eastern Maine Class D softball championship game at Coffin Field in Brewer Tuesday. Stearns won 12-7. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BREWER, MAINE -- 06/16/2015 - Stearns' Cassidy McLeod (center) and Lauren Jamo (right) celebrate after beating Limestone/MSSM during their Eastern Maine Class D softball championship game at Coffin Field in Brewer Tuesday. Stearns won 12-7. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BREWER, MAINE -- 06/16/2015 - Stearns' Madeline Morrison (right) hugs teammate Cassidy McLeod after defeating Limestone/MSSM during their Eastern Maine Class D softball championship game at Coffin Field in Brewer Tuesday. Stearns won 12-7. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 06/02/2015 - Police search the area outside of JC Penney's at the Bangor Mall in response to a reported stabbing of two people Tuesday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

MEDWAY, MAINE -- 06/23/2015 - Kristy Deloge (right) exists a voting booth after voting on the nonbinding referendum on a proposed north woods national park at the Town of Medway Fire Department/ Public Works building Tuesday in Medway.   Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 06/26/2015 - East's Kelsey Allen (left) leaps and barely misses the ball allowing West's Ray Mosca to slide safely to second during their class C-D east versus west senior all-star baseball game at Winkin Complex at Husson University in Bangor Thursday. West won 3-2. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

BANGOR, MAINE -- 06/26/2015 - East's Hank Vinal leaps to stop a ground ball during their class C-D east versus west senior all-star baseball game at Winkin Complex at Husson University in Bangor Thursday. West won 3-2. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

SOUTHWEST HARBOR, MAINE -- 06/18/2015 - Brian Ulbrich (from left), Emma Mattingly, 9, Natalie Feulner, Alex Taylor, and Erin Walker stretch out during an Acadia Stand Up paddleboard yoga class at Echo Lake in Southwest Harbor Thursday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

SOUTHWEST HARBOR, MAINE -- 06/18/2015 - Brian Ulbrich, Southwest Harbor resident, does a yoga pose during an Acadia Stand Up paddleboard yoga class at Echo Lake in Southwest Harbor Thursday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

SOUTHWEST HARBOR, MAINE -- 06/18/2015 - Brian Ulbrich, Southwest Harbor resident, does a yoga pose during an Acadia Stand Up paddleboard yoga class at Echo Lake in Southwest Harbor Thursday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

SOUTHWEST HARBOR, MAINE -- 06/18/2015 - Brian Ulbrich (left), Southwest Harbor resident, and Natalie Feulner do yoga poses during an Acadia Stand Up paddleboard yoga class at Echo Lake in Southwest Harbor Thursday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

SOUTHWEST HARBOR, MAINE -- 06/18/2015 - Emma Mattingly, 9, does the warrior pose during an Acadia Stand Up paddleboard yoga class at Echo Lake in Southwest Harbor Thursday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

SOUTHWEST HARBOR, MAINE -- 06/18/2015 - Natalie Feulner (left) and Emma Mattingly, 9, practice their crow pose during an Acadia Stand Up paddleboard yoga class at Echo Lake in Southwest Harbor Thursday. Ashley L. Conti | BDN