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Gull (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Camden sunrise, Dec. 11, 2020 (Photo courtesy Roger Wickenden)

Moonrise over Rockland (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)

Bird Ledge (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Lobster Buoys... (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)

Ruffingham Meadow in Searsmont, taken from Route 3 on Nov. 28. It was cold and wet, but the vista was gorgeous. (Photo courtesy Trish Worth)

Chickawaukie (Photo courtesy Jane Schroeder)

The morning after (Photo courtesy Renee Heal)

Last remnant of the Maine State Prison on Thomaston (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Lobster pound (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Framed (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

A Cig Harvey slide show slowly getting brighter as daylight wanes on the side of a Rockport Village wall. (Photo courtesy Ben Ellison)

Island bridge (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Blue Jays make the blues go away (Photo courtesy James Carpenter)

Tilly. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

Finn swings on the rope during mid-fall adventures. (Photo courtesy Stephanie Miller)

Elias in autumn (Photo courtesy Stephanie Miller)

A spooky morning on Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Chris Wohler)

Workbench, Spruce Head Island Road (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Blue Jays make the blues go away (Photo courtesy James Carpenter)

(Photo courtesy Deb Shepard)

A Cig Harvey slide show slowly getting brighter as daylight wanes on the side of a Rockport Village wall. (Photo courtesy Ben Ellison)

Birch Point State Park. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

Raked leaves (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Sun breaking through (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Maine State Prison site (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Masts at Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Maine State Prison site (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

At the Samoset Resort, overlooking Penobscot Bay (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

The Camden-Rockport Middle School’s Mary E. Taylor building (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

The Rockland Breakwater (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Gardens aglow (Photo courtesy Roger Wickenden)

Camden sunrise, Dec. 11, 2020 (Photo courtesy Roger Wickenden)

Acadia. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

Acadia carriage road. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)

(Photo by Deb Shepard)

Marshall Point. (Photo by Deb Shepard)

First snowfall. (Photo by Deb Shepard)

The lunch bunch. (Photo by Deb Shepard)

Rockland’s trap tree 2020. (Photo by Deb Shepard)

Birds visit Santa on Christmas by the sea weekend. (Photo by James Carpenter)

(Photo by PvdK)

Lobster Buoys... (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)

A Hairy Woodpecker (Photo courtesy Jane Schroeder)

Cloudy December day. (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Chuck-it ball on vacant Samoset Resort parking lot. (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Camden sunrise. (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Morning river walk with Annie. (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Montpelier, 12/19/2020. (Photo by Kevin Shields)

“Even the birdfeeders get decorated for the holidays,” writes James Carpenter, in regards to his holiday photo.

(Photo courtesy Roger Wickenden)

Mt. Battie 12.22.20. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

Camden Hills State Park. Dec. 22. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)

Mt. Battie. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

Barred Owl on Mt. Battie. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

At Duck Trap, a leftover blossom. (Photo by Trish Worth)

A cat, a fir tree and a bowsprit (Cape Jellison). (Photo by tgworth)

Full Moon at low tide. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)

Tannenbaum (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Landing (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Ripple (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Breakwater 1.1.21. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

High Tide 1.1.21. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

Camden Library Amphitheater. (Photo by Sandra Covington)

Camden Harbor. (Photo by Sandra Covington)

Canadian geese in the water next to Samoset Resort. (Photo by Sandra Covington)

Gull (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Camden sunrise, Dec. 11, 2020 (Photo courtesy Roger Wickenden)

Moonrise over Rockland (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki)

Bird Ledge (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Lobster Buoys... (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)

Ruffingham Meadow in Searsmont, taken from Route 3 on Nov. 28. It was cold and wet, but the vista was gorgeous. (Photo courtesy Trish Worth)

Chickawaukie (Photo courtesy Jane Schroeder)

The morning after (Photo courtesy Renee Heal)

Last remnant of the Maine State Prison on Thomaston (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Lobster pound (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Framed (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

A Cig Harvey slide show slowly getting brighter as daylight wanes on the side of a Rockport Village wall. (Photo courtesy Ben Ellison)

Island bridge (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Blue Jays make the blues go away (Photo courtesy James Carpenter)

Tilly. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

Finn swings on the rope during mid-fall adventures. (Photo courtesy Stephanie Miller)

Elias in autumn (Photo courtesy Stephanie Miller)

A spooky morning on Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Chris Wohler)

Workbench, Spruce Head Island Road (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Blue Jays make the blues go away (Photo courtesy James Carpenter)

(Photo courtesy Deb Shepard)

A Cig Harvey slide show slowly getting brighter as daylight wanes on the side of a Rockport Village wall. (Photo courtesy Ben Ellison)

Birch Point State Park. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

Raked leaves (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Sun breaking through (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Maine State Prison site (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Masts at Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Maine State Prison site (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

At the Samoset Resort, overlooking Penobscot Bay (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

The Camden-Rockport Middle School’s Mary E. Taylor building (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

The Rockland Breakwater (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Gardens aglow (Photo courtesy Roger Wickenden)

Camden sunrise, Dec. 11, 2020 (Photo courtesy Roger Wickenden)

Acadia. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

Acadia carriage road. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)

(Photo by Deb Shepard)

Marshall Point. (Photo by Deb Shepard)

First snowfall. (Photo by Deb Shepard)

The lunch bunch. (Photo by Deb Shepard)

Rockland’s trap tree 2020. (Photo by Deb Shepard)

Birds visit Santa on Christmas by the sea weekend. (Photo by James Carpenter)

(Photo by PvdK)

Lobster Buoys... (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)

A Hairy Woodpecker (Photo courtesy Jane Schroeder)

Cloudy December day. (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Chuck-it ball on vacant Samoset Resort parking lot. (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Camden sunrise. (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Morning river walk with Annie. (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington)

Montpelier, 12/19/2020. (Photo by Kevin Shields)

“Even the birdfeeders get decorated for the holidays,” writes James Carpenter, in regards to his holiday photo.

(Photo courtesy Roger Wickenden)

Mt. Battie 12.22.20. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

Camden Hills State Park. Dec. 22. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)

Mt. Battie. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

Barred Owl on Mt. Battie. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

At Duck Trap, a leftover blossom. (Photo by Trish Worth)

A cat, a fir tree and a bowsprit (Cape Jellison). (Photo by tgworth)

Full Moon at low tide. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)

Tannenbaum (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Landing (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Ripple (Photo courtesy George Hardt)

Breakwater 1.1.21. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

High Tide 1.1.21. (Photo by Olivia Vega)

Camden Library Amphitheater. (Photo by Sandra Covington)

Camden Harbor. (Photo by Sandra Covington)

Canadian geese in the water next to Samoset Resort. (Photo by Sandra Covington)

When PenBayPilot seeded its first collection of photos snapped during the early days of the pandemic — those cold, raw days of March 2020 —little did we think that we would be, nine months later, finding inspiration and solace in how we chronicle these times.

But here we are, seven galleries later, with photographers from all over the Midcoast chipping in to keep our eyes firmly on our communities, landscapes, families and friends, helping to record history.

Each gallery has 100 photos, meaning we are now pushing 700 images, each unique and enchanting.

This collection of submitted photos taken by residents and visitors to the state will join Tipping toward Winter, Maine establishes new normal with a sense of grace and Maine weathers a pandemic, Maine springs through a pandemic, Summering on through uncharted times, the Leaves of Change, Finding our Footing, a Hopeful new year, and A Wellspring of Hope.

All these galleries have been built on the love people have for the Midcoast and the natural beauty of their state. The photographers are observant, creative and astute. They help capture our current days.

Stay healthy, stay strong, and keep your cameras clicking!

Generations from now, historians will be looking at your photos for glimpses of how humans coped during a pandemic.

Please continue to send in your photos, tell us what you are doing, and help us capture what we are seeing among the Midcoast.

Send your contributions to news@penbaypilot.com, and we will chronicle these particularly historical days.

The Pilot thanks you!