Brendan Nordstrom

Matt Gilley stood in front of a shelf in his Cundy's Harbor home. It holds a collection of marine oddities from the bottom of lobster traps, such as unique lobster claws, a seahorse, and a full-sized clam that grew inside a Coke bottle.

Beverly Derosier called for the room's attention. In front of the crowd at the Orr's Island Schoolhouse, Derosier gifted a portrait she had painted to its subject — the always smiling, umbrella hat-wearing Donnette Goodenow.

When looking for a place to stay during a trip to Maine, Jacob Wolf and Hwa Yoo found Orr's Island. Since both are casual runners, they lined up at the Orr's Island Fire Station at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, for the 5K fun run that kicks off the department's annual community celebration.

Tom Burton and Henry Collins played a round of rock, paper, scissors at Holbrook's Wharf to determine who would go first in a runoff during the lobster crate races. Burton and Collins had tied in the event's heavyweight division, crossing 12 crates each before slipping into the water. In the runoff, Burton had to go first.