{"id":2496511,"date":"2026-07-10T14:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2496511"},"modified":"2026-07-10T14:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:32:52","slug":"fourth-of-july-festivities-music-and-art-events-swan-island-spotlight-of-week-in-photos-in-central-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/fourth-of-july-festivities-music-and-art-events-swan-island-spotlight-of-week-in-photos-in-central-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth of July festivities, music and art events, Swan Island spotlight of week in photos in central Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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O\u2019Hara Abbott, 5, of Augusta, samples taffy she picked up along the parade route Saturday during the annual Fourth of July celebration in Augusta. Abbott joined her mother and sisters at Old Fort Western. (Rich Abrahamson\/Staff Photographer)
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Tom Doore, from left, Jackie Fournier and Jed Chapman prepare hot dogs while serving lunch Saturday at Old Fort Western during the annual Fourth of July celebration in Augusta. (Rich Abrahamson\/Staff Photographer)
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The Augusta Police Department Honor Guard carries the colors Saturday while leading the parade during the annual Fourth of July celebration in Augusta. (Rich Abrahamson\/Staff Photographer)
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Historical interpreters fire muskets after the Declaration of Independence is read Saturday at Old Fort Western during the annual Fourth of July celebration in Augusta. (Rich Abrahamson\/Staff Photographer)
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Lyndee Waldbauer, owner of Belle of Belgrade, standing, talks to a party of seven Monday in Augusta. The four-hour foodie tour featured three stops in central Maine. From left, are Kirsten Perry, Gigi Ottmann-Deeves, Ally Karter, Waldbauer, Leah Peachey, Sue Brannigan, Barbara Logan and Dominique Lambert. (Rich Abrahamson\/Staff Photographer),
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Michael Lambke, center, and Steve Leakos, left, speak with Joe Almand on Tuesday outside Almand\u2019s business, Joe\u2019s Flat Iron Cafe in downtown Skowhegan. (Rich Abrahamson\/Staff Photographer)
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A cardboard addition of \u201cTroy Jackson\u201d is seen Tuesday taped over a Graham Platner for Senate sign in Hallowell. (Joe Phelan\/Staff Photographer)
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Framed by a concert series sign, Fiasco Brothers band members Ben Trout, left, Charlie Schmidt, and Steve Jones jam together Tuesday during their Rock On The River concert series show on the Warren Heald Bandstand in downtown Hallowell. (Joe Phelan\/Staff Photographer)
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Delilah Iris, of Skowhegan, dips a paintbrush into acrylic paint Thursday while painting water lilies at Coburn Park during the Artists Paint Skowhegan event. The event kicked off Skowhegan Log Days. Finished works will be exhibited at River Roads Artisans Gallery, where the public may vote for a favorite painting. The winning artwork will be donated to Main Street Skowhegan for auction. Iris won last year\u2019s competition. (Anna Chadwick\/Staff Photographer)
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Liza Russell, a consigner at River Roads Artisans Gallery and owner of SkizaFibers, uses PanPastel colors to create a tree Thursday in Coburn Park in Skowhegan. The event was part of the Artists Paint Skowhegan, an annual fundraiser for Main Street Skowhegan and is co-sponsored by the gallery. The follow-up opening exhibit of the eight paintings created at the event is set for 4-6 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at River Roads Artisans Gallery. (Anna Chadwick\/Staff Photographer)
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A view of the Kennebec River from Swan Island Wildlife Management Area captured Thursday at the southern tip of Swan Island between Richmond and Dresden. (Joe Phelan\/Staff Photographer)
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