Gideon Beck, 13, left, and his cousin, Travis Beck, 13, hike June 26 up the red trail at Mount Apatite in Auburn in search of a mine. Travis of Los Angeles is visiting Gideon in Cumberland, and the two say they have been filling their days with adventures. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Children wash a vehicle July 1 during a car wash fundraiser at Connect Church at 263 Turner St. in Auburn. Church members are washing cars and holding a bake sale to raise funds to send children to summer camp in New Hampshire. “We would like to send as many kids as we can,” says Gavin Mills, the children’s pastor. From left: Sophia Remer, Laelle Biro, Dash Dickey, Sebastian Dickey, Mattais Smith and Jacob Smith. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Caelin Ross, 7, of Poland stands June 29 next to her mother, Dominique Ross, after throwing the turbo javelin at the track and field competition at Poland Regional High School. Children from five summer programs participate in the meet hosted by the Panther Track Club of Poland. Ross is volunteering to help measure competitors’ throws. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A side-by-side all-terrain vehicle passes bicyclists June 24 along South Arm Road during the Rumford Gravel adventure ride in Andover. A good portion of the 69-mile race is on gravel roads. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Dancers move across the floor June 28 during a Street Styles workshop at Pettigrew Hall at Bates College in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

“Mean Girls Jr.” choreographer Madele Vaillancourt, in front and wearing black tank top, works with the cast June 27 as it rehearses a scene at the Great Falls Performing Arts Center at 30 Academy St. in Auburn. The teenagers are taking part in the Community Little Theatre Summer Musical Theater Program, which began last week and culminates with performances July 15 and 16. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

People console one another June 26 as rescuers work to revive a person who has reportedly overdosed at Kennedy Park in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Staff members at Jillson’s Farm & Sugarhouse at 143 Jordan Bridge Road in Sabattus plant tomato seedlings June 29 with a tractor while other workers till up weeds. The wet weather has made farming especially challenging this season. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Wade prepares to launch his car June 29 in the parking lot at the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor at 35 Canal St. in Lewiston during a solar derby attended by Lewiston Recreation campers. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal