A pair of canoes pass each other Friday afternoon on the Androscoggin River during RiverFest 2022. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Mohamed Osman, right, checks out a sunfish Friday afternoon that his friend, Abdirashid Mohamed, left, caught while fishing along the banks of the Androscoggin River in Lewiston during RiverFest 2022. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Christopher Harrison, right, sings a song to Rosalynn Ritchie under the shade of a tree Friday afternoon during RiverFest 2022 in Simard-Payne Memorial Park. They had just met. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Central Maine Health Care, pink shirts, and Clark Insurance play kickball Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston during RiverFest 2022. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A player from the Clark Insurance team launches the ball into the outfield Friday afternoon during a kickball game against Central Maine Healthcare. They were taking part in the kickball tournament that is part of RiverFest 2022 at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The dark clouds in the background rolled in with rain and lightning, halting the game. The tournament resumed later in the afternoon. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

WIGY’s Sara Poulin, right, watches Rachel McKinley, of Central Maine Community College, toss a bean bag Friday afternoon at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston while they play a game of Cornhole during RiverFest 2022. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

People line up Friday afternoon to order food at the L/A Taco Food Truck at RiverFest 2022 in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Tanner Webb, right, pushes customers out of the new kayak dock Friday afternoon at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston during RiverFest 2022. He was renting canoes and kayaks to customers from his business, Webb & Sons Paddling Rentals. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The group Roadhouse performs Friday night in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston during RiverFest 2022. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Jonathan LaBonte, front right, leads a flotilla of kayaks and canoes Friday night down the Androscoggin River during a Paddle After Hours event for RiverFest 2022. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A racing shell cruises up the Androscoggin River during a Paddle After Hours event Friday night during RiverFest 2022, while other boaters learn about the canal system and the river. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A racing shell cruises up the Androscoggin River during a Paddle After Hours event Friday night during RiverFest 2022. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Jonathan LaBonte, left, talks about the canal system and the river Friday night on the Androscoggin River during a Paddle After Hours event during RiverFest 2022. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Caitlin Sweeny waits for the call to bring her rowing shell down to the docks to put into the river Saturday during RiverFest 2022. Other competitors, weary from battling the current in the Androscoggin River, make their way back up the hill to Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Grace Tetrealt, left, and Caitlin Sweeny make the sharp turn Saturday at the bottom of the RiverFest 2022 course on the Androscoggin River. The course is particularly narrow for a rowing regatta, making the turn at the end exciting and unique in the rowing community. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Graham Bayburr sits in the stern of his rolling shell Saturday as he gets ready to row with his brother, Stuart, behind him, at RiverFest 2022 on the docks at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Caitlin Sweeny leans in Saturday to talk to teammate Grace Tetrealt before their race at RiverFest 2022 in Lewiston. Many of the junior racers had written playful phrases on their bodies to psych each other up. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline, in yellow shirt on dock, takes photos of rowers and paddlers Friday night during a RiverFest 2022 Paddle After Hours event. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal