Beth Ames of Lewiston ice-skates Jan. 7 across Lower Range Pond in Poland. She says she decided to give ice-skating a try after picking up a pair of skates from the free bin at the Portland Gear Hub at 155 Washington Ave. in Portland. “This is only my second time skating on a lake,” she says. “I don’t know what I am doing, but the ice is crazy good.” The pond is accessible from Range Pond State Park. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Doug Weber sands the hull Jan. 8 of his 1967 Boston Whaler 13 SuperSport, a collectible known for being unsinkable, outside his house in Auburn. “This is something I can do outdoors,” he says. Gesturing to two other boats under wraps along the side of his garage, Weber adds, “I’ve got a problem when it comes to boats.” He says he uses the boats in the summer at his camp on Cathance Lake in the town of Cooper in Washington County. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

As the sun sets, pedestrians cross the bridge Jan. 10 that spans the Androscoggin River, between Lewiston and Auburn. The bridge connects Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston and Bonney Park in Auburn. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Ken Nason of Auburn is protected from the wind Jan. 9 while ice fishing at The Basin in Auburn. With the wind gusting to 30 mph, Nason says his shelter allows him to take off his hat and gloves while fishing for bass, perch and pickerel. “I just ran out of bait,” he says. “I will call that a good day.” Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A boy is silhouetted as the afternoon sun shines through a window Jan. 5 at the Rollodrome at 12 Riverside Drive in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Taylor Giroux walks down the center aisle Jan. 5 as the guest pastor, Mark Gedicks of Windham Baptist Church, speaks at Redemption Hill Community church at 64 Lisbon St. in downtown Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Mikayla Ferguson, a first-year student at Bates College, laces up her ice skates Jan. 10 at Lake Andrews at the Lewiston college’s campus. The pond, known to many students as “The Puddle,” is busy with people enjoying what some say are near-perfect conditions. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

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