2026 HARNESS RACING HARNESS RACING was popular at the fall fairs held at the Calais racetrack, which boasted a grandstand. (Photo courtesy of Darren McCabe)
2026 EASTPORT NATIVE EASTPORT NATIVE and international marathoner Robert Ashby wins the half-marathon with a new course record of 1:19:14 and is led to the finish on bike by Maine Running Hall of Fame member Deke Talbot. See article on the half-marathon in this issue. (Clark Duff photo)
2026 A GHOST SHIP? A GHOST SHIP? The Channel Pearl heads through the fog past Deer Island Point on its way to the Port of Bayside on April 15. The ship loaded 44,176 metric tonnes of aggregate rock before sailing on April 17 for Wilmington, N.C. (Edward French photo)
2026 LEADERS OF THE PACK LEADERS OF THE PACK. Taking a walk through downtown Eastport on a foggy spring day are Paula Bergeron of Good Dogma and five of the dogs she is training. (Edward French photo)
2026 AND THEY’RE OFF! AND THEY’RE OFF! Many youngsters took part in the Easter egg hunt held at Maritime Munchkins, a daycare center in Charlotte, on April 4. See more Easter egg hunt photos in this issue. (Edward French photo)
2026 A SURE SIGN OF SPRING. A SURE SIGN OF SPRING. A young lamb, one of triplets, peers out from its pen at Shofar Farms in Perry, which raises the Icelandic sheep. (Edward French photo)
2026 THE LAST SHINGLE MILL THE LAST SHINGLE MILL in Washington County is run by Philip Gardner in Halls Mills, Whiting. The ’64 Chevrolet self-loader logging truck is used to hoist cedar logs into the mill. (Edward French photo)