John Donovan, 12, and his 8-year-old sister Emma, both of Stow, Massachusetts, carry their rafts to Long Beach on Frye Island.
Beachgoers pack the sand at Old Orchard Beach.
Jules Dochtermann, 4, of Berlin, Germany, casts a line into the surf at Ferry Beach State Park in Saco. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
A lobster boat blows its horn to beach goers at Fort Foster in Kittery.
Shae LePage, left, and Griffin LePage splash in Maranacook Lake at the Readfield Town Beach.
Madison and Izzy Drake and Tracy Liberty relax at the Oakland beach and boat launch on Messalonskee Lake.
Lifeguard Alanna Eaton scans the shoreline at Harbor Beach in York.
Cat Wood and Gordon Hutchinson, both 6 and from North Berwick, practice their samurai skills while spending the afternoon cooling off at Wells Beach.
A family heads for the sand at Old Orchard Beach.
With its 6-foot lighthouse, flower beds and mountain views, Beach 6 just might be the most popular swimming and sunbathing area on Frye Island.
Cali Rose Babb, 3, plays in the sand on a stretch of beach in the Camp Ellis section of Saco.
Vermonter Deborah Roberts watches her family enjoy Long Beach on Frye Island.
From left, Olivia Coppeta, 11, Chadda Chhoeun, 12, Maren Harnois, 12, and Emily Sawyer, 12, all of Westbrook, move back to escape the cold water under the pier in Old Orchard Beach.
Kayleb Clement, 4, back left, and Maddux Duplesses, 5, right, cool off with their raft in Messalonskee Lake at the Oakland town beach.
Samaya Jones, who lives on Munjoy Hill, takes a moment to herself while walking her dog on the East End Beach.
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