An aerial view of the Falmouth coastline, looking southwest along the Foreside from Town Landing. (Photo by Seawolf Creative)

A family explores a trail at Gilsland Farms Audubon Center. (Staff photo by Derek Davis.)

Falmouth High School, ranked second among the state’s public high schools, opened its new building for the 2001-2002 school year. (Photo by Susan Larocque Morse.)

Spirited registered Morgans race alongside a white fence on U.S. Route 100 in West Falmouth. (Staff photo by John Ewing.)

A sea gull swoops in, no doubt looking for food, as clammers battle the cold wind and enchroaching tide while digging for sand worms near Mackworth Island. (Staff Photo by Gordon Chibroski)

The annual Monhegan Island race begins at the Portland Yacht Club in Falmouth. Manana class boats make the turn over the starting line to begin their race. (Staff photo by John Ewing.)

A golfer blasts out of the deep green-side bunker on the fourth hole during a Maine Amateur Golf Championship at the Woodlands. (Staff photo by Gordon Chibroski)

A view from Clapboard East Preserve on Clapboard Island, looking toward Falmouth Foreside. (Staff photo by Gordon Chibroski)

A fork-tailed flycatcher makes a rare appearance at Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm. (Staff photo by Jill Brady)

On a fine June day, people enjoy cooling off at the Casco Terrace dock on the Foreside. (Staff photo by Gordon Chibroski.)

The view from the dock at Town Landing. (Photo by Seawolf Creative)

The Falmouth Heritage Museum, at 60 Woods Road in Falmouth, is the home of the Falmouth Historical Society. (Photo courtesy of the Falmouth Historical Society.)