The week in photos: June 18 to 24, 2022

Steph Rasza, right, and her children Boris, left, and Conall go kayaking June 21 at Range Pond State Park in Poland. The park is open for the season, but there are no lifeguards on duty. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Governor Janet Mills, standing, chats June 23 with Lorraine Ouellette, left, Jackie Fortin, center, and Lorraine Lamare during the Saint-Jean de Baptiste celebration at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. Volunteers prepared 120 lunches for La Rencontre, which translates to “The Gathering.” Saint-Jean-de-Baptiste is a national holiday in Quebec that honors the birth of Saint-Jean-Baptiste. French Canadians around the world celebrate this day. Daryn Slover/Sun Diary

Roger Gauthier has a lot on June 20 in front of his home on Penley Corner Road in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Sierra Thomas of Harpswell shows off a strawberry she picked June 20 as her nephew, Landon Harris of Gardiner, reaches out to drop a strawberry into his container at Chipman Farm U-pick Strawberries in Minot. The farm opened for the season that morning. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Kaitlyn Maithieu of the Lewiston-Auburn Maples throws a shot June 19 during the team’s first pre-season game at the Lewiston Armory. Andrée Kehn/Sun Journal

Graham Bayburr sits in his rolling shell June 18 as he prepares to row with his brother, Stuart, behind him, at RiverFest 2022 on a dock at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andrée Kehn/Sun Journal

James McDonald of Madison, NJ throws June 22 into a pool at the foot of Snow Falls in west Paris. McDonald’s is in the area visiting with friends and taking advantage of the beautiful day to go fly fishing. Andrée Kehn/Sun Journal

Bahja Hassan, 3, of Auburn, waves the flag of Uzbekistan while standing in line June 20 for the World Refugee Day Flag Parade at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. About sixty countries are represented during the parade. Daryn Slover/Sun Diary