A dragonfly lands on vegetation recently near China Lake in Vassalboro. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Charlie McCue presses apple cider Sunday, Sept. 29, during the annual cider pressing event at the Pownalborough Court House at 23 Courthouse Road in Dresden. The event is hosted by the Lincoln County Historical Society. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Chase Rucker, 16, left, swings an ax on Sunday, Sept. 29, while Sam Renda, 16, defends himself with a sword during an exhibition at Old Fort Western at 16 Cony St. in Augusta. The historical interpreters are demonstrating fighting with the hand weapons, after escorting guests during a tour of the National Historic Landmark, which dates to 1754, on the Kennebec River. Tours are scheduled between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday through Monday, with admission fees paid at the entrance. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal

Messalonskee’s Anthony Pickell runs with the flag through the cheerleader tunnel prior to a football game against Gardiner on Friday, Sept. 27, in Oakland. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

Skowhegan’s Sydalia Savage is greeted by teammates during introductions before a field hockey game against Camden Hills on Monday, Sept. 30, in Skowhegan. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Camden Hills golfer Lila Dailey blasts the ball out of the bunker during Thursday’s girls high school state golf qualifier at The Meadows Golf Club in Litchfield. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

June Ponitz works on her flower display Tuesday, which can be seen on Belgrade Road in Oakland. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

A yellow-rumped warbler perches on a limb Sunday, Sept. 29, off Piggery Road in Augusta. Large flights of songbirds are moving through central Maine on the initial flights of the fall migration. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal

An excavator operator, from C.H. Stevenson Inc., prepares the site of the new 16-space gravel parking lot at Vaughan Woods & Historic Homestead’s Corniche Trailhead near the intersection of Middle Street and Litchfield Road in Hallowell on Tuesday. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Nira O’Connor of Augusta sings “Amazing Grace” at the end of a prayer service Tuesday to remember the victims of the Lewiston mass shooting nearly a year ago. The service was held in the plaza between Maine State House and the Cross State Office Building in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Jennie Newell, left, reaches up to pick the apple her daughter Scarlett Spencer pointed out Friday, Sept. 27, during a family outing to Kents Hill Orchard in Readfield. They were out apple picking with Newell’s parents and her son. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal