Staff photo/Kathy McCarty
AT THE STARTING LINE near the Aroostook River bridge in Washburn are sisters Wendy Maple and Lynn Boucher, both of Mapleton.
Staff photo/Mark Putnam
STRETCHED OUT from Washburn to Crouseville were some of the 73 participants in the May 31 Aroostook River Fun Run which raised $500 for Wintergreen Arts Center and drew attention to the popular waterway.
STRETCHED OUT from Washburn to Crouseville were some of the 73 participants in the May 31 Aroostook River Fun Run which raised $500 for Wintergreen Arts Center and drew attention to the popular waterway.
Contributed photo/Charlie BeckTRAVIS LYONS, 24, of Masardis navigates his kayak downstream below Rum Rapids May 31 during the first Aroostook River Fun Run canoe and kayak race from Washburn to Presque Isle. One of 73 paddlers, Lyons covered the 8-mile course in one hour, 16 minutes — good enough for second place in the one-man kayak experienced division.
Staff photo/Michael Gudreau
SERVICE ABOVE SELF was the name of the game as Washburn Rotarians including Kermit Fuller, Mike Fitzsimmons and Mike Humphrey assist father-stepson canoe team, Kirk Lilley and Nathan Goodine of Presque Isle, in landing their boat on the muddy banks of the Aroostook River.
SERVICE ABOVE SELF was the name of the game as Washburn Rotarians including Kermit Fuller, Mike Fitzsimmons and Mike Humphrey assist father-stepson canoe team, Kirk Lilley and Nathan Goodine of Presque Isle, in landing their boat on the muddy banks of the Aroostook River.
Contributed photo/Sharon CampbellREPRESENTING the children of Wintergreen Arts Center, who benefited from this year’s Aroostook River Fun Run, was Tessa Cannon of Presque Isle.
Contributed photo/Lara Cannon
JOE BOURGOINE of Presque Isle gets a warm welcome back at the lodge after completing the 8-mile Aroostook River Fun Run canoe/kayak race May 31 from his 10-year-old son, Seph, and girlfriend, Shirley Jewell.
JOE BOURGOINE of Presque Isle gets a warm welcome back at the lodge after completing the 8-mile Aroostook River Fun Run canoe/kayak race May 31 from his 10-year-old son, Seph, and girlfriend, Shirley Jewell.
Contributed photo/Sharon CampbellTOM TOWLE of Fort Fairfield, center, was a double-winner at the 8-mile canoe/kayak race May 31; he tied for first place with Jim Park of Presque Isle in the one-man experienced canoe division and won the grand prize Old Town Loon kayak. Making the presentation were Fun Run co-chairmen Mark Putnam, left, and Keith Brown.
Contributed photo/Lara Cannon
RIGHT: AROOSTOOK RIVER Fun Run volunteer, Darcy Nadeau, left, and Gretchen Morse, handled the grilling duties as the May 31 fund-raising event attracted 73 paddlers and their families and supporters.
RIGHT: AROOSTOOK RIVER Fun Run volunteer, Darcy Nadeau, left, and Gretchen Morse, handled the grilling duties as the May 31 fund-raising event attracted 73 paddlers and their families and supporters.
Contributed photo/Lara CannonTEAMING UP as volunteers for the May 31 Aroostook River Fun Run were Washburn Rotarian Andy White and his Boy Scout son, Andrew.
Contributed photo/Sharon Campbell
WAITING FOR MOM near the finish line at the Presque Isle Fish and Game Club are Chris Maple and his children, Delaney Alward, 5, and Dyllan Maple, 18 months. Wendy Maple won first-place honors in the one-woman kayak novice division of the May 31 Aroostook River Fun Run with a time of 1 hour, 26 minutes.
WAITING FOR MOM near the finish line at the Presque Isle Fish and Game Club are Chris Maple and his children, Delaney Alward, 5, and Dyllan Maple, 18 months. Wendy Maple won first-place honors in the one-woman kayak novice division of the May 31 Aroostook River Fun Run with a time of 1 hour, 26 minutes.
Contributed photo/ Lara CannonKEEPING TRACK of all the racers were members of the registration/timers committee, Peggy Bugbee, left, and Charlotte Griffin, both Washburn Rotary Club members.
