Staff photographer Steve Edwards spent a morning and an afternoon on the water during the 2025 Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge and captured this and many other great shots. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register Ella Watts, left, gets a hug from fellow senior Tatum French as teammates rush in to congratulate Watts after she scored her second career goal on Monday. Watts, who normally plays defense, was inserted into the offense by coach Jax Hepburn in the third quarter in the one-sided contest. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register From left, Heather Jones and State Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross unveil one of the new signs naming the Main Street, Wiscasset railroad crossing James Weldon Johnson Crossing, as Terry Heller holds a phone on which Johnson’s great niece Melanie Edwards and Tony Hill, past lawmaker in Johnson’s native Florida, attend via Zoom June 26. Johnson, the poet-civil rights advocate who wrote the words to “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” died in a car-train crash at the crossing in 1938. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper Barrett's Park is the place to be for a refreshing dip as the July heat settles over the region. This photo was included in a gallery produced by Isabelle Curtis. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register A mother and child share a moment while carolers sing before Santa's arrival Nov. 27 at Boothbay Common. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, with the air temperature hovering at 0F or below, our stalwart photographer Steve Edwards braved the weather to capture these sea smoke scenes around Boothbay Harbor. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register Seahawk center Tatum French takes the ball away from a Monmouth player during the second half of a game at BRHS. French led the Seahawks with 25 points but the Seahawks lost, 47-36. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Edgecomb’s Olive Emerson, 8, looks up from her turkey and cheese sandwich at Wormfest in Wiscasset May 31. Also enjoying lunch under the tent were Boothbay’s Arbor Lewis, 8, and Austin Lewis, 10. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper BHML's STEM club members observe adult sea monkeys. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Jax van der Veen, chair of the tuna challenge committee, helps clean out a fish before weighing. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Austin Lewis riding on the Pier 1 Pizza bed, pre-races. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register The 114-year tradition continued Thursday night, June 5 as Boothbay Region High School held its annual Grand March. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Alna's Sherry Lyons waves to motorists during a pro-federal funding for libraries rally April 10 at the bottom of Wiscasset Common. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper Forces clash as town defenders go against invading pirates. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Shipwright Ross Branch cuts lumber for the Niagara's new knightheads. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register At two locations on the Boothbay peninsula in June, these deer — and subsequent photobombing strutters, aka, turkeys — were captured on camera. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register Minka Neff, 6, jumps for joy with her new toy at the 57th annual Fall Foliage Festival at Boothbay Railway Village Museum on Sunday, Oct. 12. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register From left, John Davis, Jane Johnston, Amanda Dawnrich, Tanya Hammond and Shannon Babcock, pictured Aug. 29, are fighting putting the sewer plant where public works is now. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper Volunteers kicked off the holiday season Nov. 1 by assembling the iconic buoy tree in downtown Boothbay Harbor. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Clive Farrin and Sherman Stubbert prepare their traps first thing in the morning. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Windjammer Days' main event, the windjammers arriving in the harbor, was a wonderful sight once again on Wednesday afternoon, June 25. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register The Little Seahawk cheerleaders displayed their skills and excitement in front of a big crowd during their performance on Friday night, Oct. 24 on Sherman Field at halftime of the Seahawks vs. Mt. View football game. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register American Legion Post 54 Cmdr. William Cossette Jr. shares his Honor Flight memories with the Veterans Day gathering Nov. 11 in Wiscasset. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper It was a packed house June 14 at Bristol Marine for Fishin’ for Fashion’s 10th year of reeling in nautical couture. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register The Boothbay baseball team beat Oak Hill 6-0 June 3. The Seahawks ended the season 7-9, ranked fourth in Southern Class D. Here, Sam Markowitz slides into third base. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register A scene from Gardens Aglow 2025. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Drama presented three performances of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma! Youth Edition” May 2 and 3 in the school’s auditorium. Here, Curly (Spencer Pottle) doesn't know what to think of the excitable Gertie (Allison Smart). KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register State Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross wipes back tears at the unveiling of the James Weldon Johnson Crossing signs in Wiscasset June 26. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper Travis Mills shows off his prosthetic's detachable hand function with the help of a Southport student. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club junior sailors in a friendly competition July 15. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Breakfast? This osprey was spotted holding a fish in a tree near the newspaper office on Friday morning, Sept. 19 around 7. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register A salute to the Coast Guard was the main theme of the annual Windjammer Days Street Parade and several floats sported signs, T-shirts and more to thank the Guard on Wednesday afternoon, June 25. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Some of their seated classmates look on as three graduating Wiscasset Middle High School seniors share a moment June 5. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper The trolley got a prison-themed makeover July 16 as locals hopped aboard to raise "bail money" for continued maintenance of the historic vehicle. From left, Allan Osborn, Tricia Campbell and Linda Osborn. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens was transformed into a sprawling set for the filming of Antiques Roadshow June 18. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Early Bird Sale participants. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register A unique entry in the Blessing of the Fleet event. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Kinsley Waite, 8, carries cousin Levi Daly, 2, in Wiscasset Middle High School’s Stover Auditorium June 5, before Waite’s brother Dominic Waite graduated. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper A pie eating contestant at Boothbay Civic Association's Fourth of July celebration on Boothbay Common. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Antique Boat Parade. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register Early Bird Bed Races. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register Early Bird Bed Races. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register High-scoring Seahawk Moriah Smith. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Seahawk Peyton Barter. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Seahawk Cleyton Splaine. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Fun Run and Walk for Colorectal Cancer Awareness. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Hallowell Community Band. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Larry Brown vs. Hannah Hills. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Woodchuck Barclay Shepard. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Fun on the sidelines. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Halloween Parade. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Gardens Aglow. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register Gardens Aglow. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register A piliated woodpecker. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register Windjammer Days Street Parade participant. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Memorial Day observance at Southport. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Seahawk standout Laura Chapman. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Family Harvest Day at BRVM. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Spooktacular at BRVM. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Farmers Market shopper. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Halloween Parade. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER Navy visit to Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Boothbay Ultimate disk player. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Sea smoke. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register Tuna tournament participant Sewall Maddocks. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register Windjammer Days Street Parade participant. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register BRHS alumni game MVP Ed Crocker. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Boothbay's Zuri Smith battles a Lisbon defender as sister Moriah is nearby waiting to assist. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Liam Jacobs gets a hug from Aiden Locke after scoring the winning run in the last inning rally by the Seahawks against Buckfield Thursday, June 12. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Rita Arnold and her granddaughters, June and Faye, protest the federal funding cuts to libraries nationwide. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Southport wins the Lighted Fire Truck parade. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Picking a pumpkin at Family Harvest Day. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register A tip-off. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Boothbay Sea and Science Center students. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Boothbay Sea and Science Center students. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Tuna fishing. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register A morning encounter. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register Windjammer Days. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register Seahawk Neal Baldwin. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Seahawk Griffin Yereance. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register Barrett's Park. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Traveling CARavan at BRVM. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register Windjammer Days hot dog eating contest. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register The race is on at the July 4 celebration. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Sherman Stubbert. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Frida Kirchhauser at the 2025 Turkey Trot. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register Ben Zapski competing in the long jump. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register Nancy Van Dyke at the V.E.T.S. Inc August fundraiser. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register Great seat at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library Christmas tree lighting. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register Southport Fire Chief Gerry Gamage as the auctioneer. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register Rock Your School Day October at Southport Central School. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register Ben Zapski competing in the high hurdles. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register Schmakers Bay (BHYC) members yuk it up for this year's winning fish relay team photo as Jack Herger (FWJD) presents them with the $100 prize. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register Seussical cast wowed audiences. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register Determined runner nearing the finish line. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register Sharing at the Easter Egg hunt. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register Cool running. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register