Motorcycle ride to aid Toys for Tots
The Northern Aroostook County Marine Corps Reserve will hold its first ever Toys for Tots motorcycle ride Sunday, Sept. 2.
The 169-mile ride will start at the Madawaska Legion at 9 a.m. and travel through Frenchville, Fort Kent, Eagle Lake, Portage Lake and then stop for lunch at the Aroostook Fish & Game Club in Ashland. The ride will then resume and travel through Mapleton, Presque Isle, Westfield, Easton and then stop at Boondocks in Fort Fairfield, then travel through Limestone, Van Buren, and reach the final destination at Bicentennial Park in Madawaska around 5 p.m.
Activities following the ride for the night include Music in the Park, a beer tent, and food venders from 5-10 p.m. at the Bicentennial Park in Madawaska.
The drawing of the raffle tickets for the 2012 883 Sportster, $300 cash and $150 cash will be held Monday, Sept. 3 at the Bicentennial Park at 2 p.m.
Toys and/or cash donations will be picked up at each stop: Madawaska American Legion, Frenchville American Legion, Fort Kent American Legion, Eagle Lake American Legion, Dean’s Restaurant in Portage Lake, Aroostook Fish & Game in Ashland, Westfield, Mike’s IGA in Easton, Boondocks Restaurant in Fort Fairfield, Limestone Fire Station, Hospitality Inn in Van Buren, and at the Grand Isle site of event 1327 Main St.