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There are rides, animal and antique tractor pulls, a livestock auction, a pig scramble and rodeo, cooking classes and harness racing, as well as competitions, from baking contests to fruit and vegetable exhibitions. This year’s fair runs through Sept. 28. See more of our photographers’ work in our darkroom.

 

People walk through the Cumberland County Fair on Monday.
Maple Bouchard-Simpson, 13, of Cumberland and Simone Dostilio, 13, right, of North Yarmouth enjoy a spin on the Twist at the Cumberland County Fair.
Aaron Hall, center, steers Royalty Again around the half-mile track at the start of the final race Monday at the Cumberland County Fair. Harness racing takes place at 1 p.m. daily.
Fairgoers ride on the chair swings.
A pig gets a tomato as a treat after coming to the correct child during the pig races.
A motorcyclist soars through the air in front of the packed grandstands during the freestyle motocross show.
Clara Stanley Lewis, 8, of Buxton reaches to give Spot a piece of cheese during the pig races.
People move about the midway on Monday evening at the Cumberland County Fair.

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...