Due to a lack of interest the Washburn August Festival Co-ed Softball Tournament to be held on August 20-21 has been cancelled.
There will be a Canoe and Kayak Race held on Sunday, August 21. Registration will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. at or near the Diamond Flats at the end of the Gardner Creek Road on the Aroostook River at Herman Condon’s camp. Just follow the signs all along the road.
Brochures containing information and registration forms will be available at area businesses as well. There are several classifications for contestants including men or women, inexperienced or experienced and novices and couples. Registration fees are $15 per paddler ages 16 to 64, $12 per paddler for ages 65 and older and $10 per paddler for ages 12 to 15. Checks should be made payable to Washburn Trail Runners and may be mailed to Washburn Trail Runners, P.O. Box 561, Washburn, Maine 04786 Attn: Canoe/Kayak Race.
Race T-shirts will be available to the first 50 registrants ages 12 and older. The race will start three novice crafts per minute starting at 10 a.m., experienced entrants will have a mass start following the novice starts. Life vests are required and no alcohol or animals are allowed in the crafts.
