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The family of Madison, 2, and Murphy, 4, Doyle of Portland recently moved to Maine from Colorado. The kids walk across a footbridge at Deering Oaks park on Oct. 16. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
A man runs on a trail at Baxter Woods in Portland on Oct. 17. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Karen Mauldin collects, “drops,” to take home and turn into applesauce at Hansel’s Orchard in North Yarmouth on Sept.21. Mauldin said she has been making applesauce from the still-good apples that have dropped from the trees at Hansel’s for years. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
Harriet, a junior ewe lamb, bleats while owner Bill Webster of Windham grooms her for a contest at the Fryeburg Fair on Oct. 4. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Colorful spots of foliage dot the Portland landscape, as seen from Fort Sumner Park on Oct. 16. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
A front yard in Yarmouth is filled with sunflowers on Sept. 21. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
Julie and Russ Randle of Peterson, Utah, take a selfie with the fall foliage in the background on the Eastern Prom on Oct. 6. The Randles said they are vacationing in New England and leaf-peeping and sightseeing from Vermont to Nova Scotia. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
A house is nestled among autumnal colors in the western Maine mountains as seen from Eustis Ridge Road in Eustis on Oct. 12. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
A boater coming into Kettle Cove State Park’s beach at sunset echoes the movement of Ashley Fatour of Portsmouth, N.H., who was making giant bubbles. Michele McDonald/Photo Editor
Maple leaves provide a colorful foreground to a building at the Kennebunkport Historical Society on Oct. 11. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
A colorful canopy covers a trail at Baxter Woods in Portland in mid-October. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Hazel Raleigh, 5, of Deerfield, N.H., bounces on a bungee ride at the Fryeburg Fair in early October. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
A pedestrian walks along a trail at Diamond Riverside Park in Saco, where the trees were showing off their colors on Oct. 12. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
Yellow leaves are lit up by the sun in the yard of a Freeport home in October. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
A family walks and hops along Jordan Pond in Acadia National Park on Oct. 15. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
Mist, sun and fall foliage combine to make a colorful palette behind a covered bridge over Fernald Brook at the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Kennebunk on Oct. 11. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
The red from the trees seems to spill onto the Gray-New Gloucester football players huddled up to talk strategy during drills at an October practice. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
Kailee Cox of Buxton sports a pair of white high-heeled boots on a cool day while walking on the rocks at Dyer Cove in Cape Elizabeth. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Colorful foliage shows through one of the towers of the Wire Suspension Bridge spanning the Carrabassett River in New Portland. The bridge, built in 1866, is believed to be the last of its kind in the country and was renovated in 1961 after legislation passed to preserve the historic structure. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
Hikers walk along the Jesep Path through a stand of white birch and hemlock trees in Acadia National Park on Oct. 15. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
A man runs along the Cadillac Mountain Summit Road as people were scurrying around to find the perfect spot to watch the sunset on Oct. 15. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
A couple walks along Eastern Promenade Trail shortly after sunset on Oct. 16. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Leaves at Baxter Woods in Portland show off vibrant colors on a cloudy Oct. 17. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
A car drives along Route 27 in the Carrabassett Valley against a backdrop of colorful foliage on Oct. 12. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
The view looking up at a kaleidoscope of colorful trees on Middle Goosefair Trail in Saco on Oct. 13. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
A crowd gathers on the top of Cadillac Mountain to watch the sun set at Acadia National Park on Oct. 15. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
People enjoy another day of unseasonably warm weather at Fort Sumner Park on Oct. 16. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
The setting sun silhouettes a crowd gathered on the top of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Michele has been the photo editor of the Portland Press Herald for five years. Previously she was a photographer for the Boston Globe, The Virginian-Pilot, and the Concord Monitor. She began her journalism...

Ben McCanna has been a staff photographer and occasional writer at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 2015 and has been working for newspapers since 2010. Ben studied creative writing...

Shawn has been a staff photographer at the Portland Press Herald since 2002. He previously worked for the Journal Tribune in Biddeford from 1993 to 2002, and as an intern with the Miami Herald in 1992. During...

Derek grew up in New York, while spending part of his summers in Maine, where he developed an appreciation for its wild landscape and natural beauty. Moving from a metropolitan area to the wide-open spaces...

Brianna was born and raised in Nebraska and became interested in photography in elementary school when her art teacher gave her a camera to document their fifth grade class. After college she interned...

Gregory got his start in journalism delivering his hometown newspaper, the Norwich Bulletin, as a teenager, reading the front page articles on dark winter mornings as he passed under streetlights. Greg...

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