Week In Photos Oct. 6-13, 2023

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.

Photos: Fall colors mingle in Monmouth

Bees collect pollen on asters with a maple background.

Photo Album: Tribute for fallen heroes held in Lisbon Falls

Photos: Litchfield Fair opens Friday

The first Litchfield Fair was held in 1858 and this year's installment begins Friday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds. For more information, visit litchfieldfair.com.

Photos: More smash-ups as Skowhegan State Fair winds down

The 10-day Skowhegan State Fair, which comes to a close Saturday night, managed to sneak in one last evening of demolition derby action on Friday night. Photos are by Morning Sentinel photojournalist Michael G. Seamans.

Photos: Maine Open Farm Day draws a crowd in central Maine

More than 100 farms across Maine participated Sunday in the annual Maine Open Farm Day, which is meant to promote all the goods the farms produce and how integral the farms are to state agricultural operations. Photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Rich Abrahamson.

Photos: Mainer killed at Pearl Harbor laid to rest nearly 82 years later at Augusta cemetery

The remains of Ensign Stanley Willis Allen, who was born in Bethel and lived in Brunswick, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, was buried with full military honors on Tuesday at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Augusta. Photos are by Kennebec Journal photographer Ashley Allen.

Photos: Theater at Monmouth revs up for another summer of shows

A summer tradition is set to return Saturday, when the Theater at Monmouth launches its 54th season at the historic Cumston Hall on Main Street. Professional actors will perform five plays over the next six weeks at the 250-seat opera hall inside the Romanesque Revival building. The shows range from Shakespeare's gender-bending comedy, "As You Like It," to Oscar Wilde's classic, "The Importance of Being Earnest." On Thursday, the cast of the contemporary musical "The Story of My Life" held a dress rehearsal ahead of Saturday's kickoff at 7:30 p.m. To view the full schedule and purchase tickets, visit theateratmonmouth.org. All photos by Ashley Allen/Kennebec Journal.

Photos: Fishermen in Waterville cast a line for striped bass at night

The men were fishing near the Lockwood Dam on the Kennebec River on Friday and Saturday nights. All photos by staff photographer Michael G. Seamans.

Photos: Detroit grooming business stays doggone busy

Dog's Paradise has been in operation for more than 25 years and handles about 30 dogs a day, thanks to a team of three groomers and two bathers. Photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Rich Abrahamson.