Kayakers set off across Messalonskee Lake for an evening paddle on Sunday.

Natalie Cooke, 5, of Cornville, right, follows instructor Monica Gilbert Beach, of Fairfield, near left, during a Zumba session at Move More Kids Day at the Skowhegan River Fest today.

Andy Davis, of Solon, checks on a pizza while baking it in a wood-fired oven during the annual Kneading Conference and Artisan Bread Fair, at the Skowhegan State Fairgrounds, on Saturday.

Lissa Niederer, of Augusta, her 20-month-old daughter, Kinsey, and 6-year-old son, Sam, cool their feet in a stream at Vaughan Woods in Hallowell on Friday.

Mike Robinson, of Belchertown, Mass. leads in the singing some hymns under the big tent on Sunday morning at the 40th Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds.

Area youngsters stage an impromptu wooden duck race outside the Gardiner Post Office on Saturday during the Greater Gardiner River Festival, which kicked off the annual Whatever Family Festival. From left to right are Dakota Lovely, Zachary Hanley, Michael Hanley, Benjamin Tobey and Joseph Hanley.

Erma Blakney, of Fairfield, center, looks over as her friend, Edward Fisher, tastes a smoked alewife during the 2nd annual Benton Alewife Festival on Saturday.

George Hughes, of Oakland, said he noticed a lot of alewives recently and expected striped bass soon while fishing at the confluence of the Sebasticook and Kennebec Rivers in Winslow on Friday. “The stripers usually arrive two to two and half weeks after you start seeing alewives,” said Hughes.

Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive in downtown Waterville during the 7th annual Parade of Lights on Friday night. The parade culminated with the lighting of the giant spruce tree in Castonguay Square and the opening of Kringleville.