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Photos on a series of panels at the Maine MILL help tell the story of Maine’s labor force in the early 1900s.
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Photos on a series of panels at the Maine MILL help tell the story of Maine’s labor force in the early 1900s.
A tiger jumps through a flaming hoop during the 66th annual Kora Shrine Circus at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Friday. Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover
A dancer performs with circus rings during the 66th annual Kora Shrine Circus at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Friday. Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover
Sophea Birt, 8, of Sabattus gets her fill of cotton candy during the 66th annual Kora Shrine Circus at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Friday. Birt was helping her father, who is a Shriner. Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover
The ringmaster enters the show ring during the 66th annual Kora Shrine Circus at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Friday. Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover
Natalie Perry, 2, of Greene gives Skittles the clown a smile after Skittles made her a balloon dog prior to the start of the 66th annual Kora Shrine Circus at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Friday. Perry is with her mother, Elizabeth. Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover
Shriner Jeremy Guptill of Cornish stocks up on inflatable aliens prior to the start of the 66th annual Kora Shrine Circus at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Friday. Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover
"I do not support animals being in the circus," said Ashley English of Leeds as she stood outside the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Friday. "Animals are not meant to be held captive." English has protested the Shrine Circus each of the past three years when the circus came to town. She said she would like to see the Lewiston circus become an animal free circus like the Shrine Circus in Portland. Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover