Muddin’: Rain and mud combine for a great Adventure Race in Danforth!

Seventy-one took part in the East Grand Adventure Race and Baskahegan Stream canoe race in Danforth last Saturday. Rain was not a deterrent and actually made for better racing conditions. Fifty-six took part in the 20-mile adventure race, which included a compass run and Baskahegan Stream traverse, 10 miles of mountain biking on dirt roads and trails and seven miles of paddling on the Baskahegan Stream.
There were four optional challenges that took minutes off the overall time when completed successfully. These challenges were the mud crawl, two-person crosscut saw, log rolling and climbing wall challenge.     The high school boy’s team of Yuval Boss and Calum Hamilton from Orono High School were repeat and overall winners of the event with a time of 2:25.06
New this year was a 21-mile canoe race from Baskahegan Lake to Bancroft with nine boats and 15 people participating. The race would have been 33 miles long starting in Kossuth but due to windy conditions on Baskahegan Lake, it was shortened to 21 miles. Racers came from as far away as Caribou and Falmouth, many East Grand students and Danforth area adults took part as well. Orono High School came with a good size group as they do each year and did very well.
Many thanks to the Danforth Fire Department, Dirigo Search and Rescue of Old Town and to the 40-plus local volunteers that make this event run smoothly and safe! Generous sponsors include Ski Rack Sports of Bangor, First Wind and the Woodie Wheaton Land Trust.
Overall results
1. Yuvall Boss and Calum Hamilton 2:25.6; 2. Henry and Malcolm Milligan 2:39.14; 3. Dana Morrision  and Philip Farley 2:43.34;4. Logan Crone and Andrew VanEss 2:49.51; 5. David, Billy, Peter and Susan Apgar 2:53.42; 6. Eric and Thomas Gilman 2:56.36; 7. Xiao Quan and Ethan Hall 2:57.06; 8. Tom Puzewski and Chris Farley 3:08.20; 9. Tammi Matula and Sarah Stoddard 3:09.06; 10. Samantha Nadeau and Kailey Schmidt 3:10.22.
Also, 11. Lauren Jacobs 3:10.04; 12, Joesph Desiston and Hanna Renedo 3:16.11; 13. Gordan Hamilton and Kristen Campbell 3:25.24; 14. Peter and Josh Jones  3:18.04; 15. Fiona and Martin Hamilton 3:34.52; 16. Mitchell Bartlett  and Ashley Grenier 3:39.42; 17. Gage Caissie 3:43.05; 18. Stanley P. and  Stanley M.  Levitsky 3:46.30; 19. Emmanuel, Tom, Itai Boss 3:51.25; 20. Nathan Gilman and Cole Harriman 3: 52.10; 21. Nick Chambers and Joe Frazer 3:53.50; 22. Emilie Seavey and Kate Fegusson 3:54.54; 23. Melonie Druan, Adreanna Philips and Bayleigh Rowe 3:55.10; 24. Chelsea and Kenneth Winiarski, Allie McEwen, Angel Stoddard, Elizabeth Hood and Kim Stoddard, 4:00.15; 25. Annika Gallandt and Emily Noyes 4:03.44
Division winners:
Men: Logan Crone and Andrew VanEss 2:49.51; Tom Puzewski and Chris Farley 3:08.20; and Nick Chambers and Joe Frazer 3:53.50.
Adults Mixed: Joesph Desiston and Hanna Renedo 3:16.11; Gordan Hamilton and Kristen Campbell 3:25.24; Fiona and Martin Hamilton 3:34.52; and Mitchell Bartlett and Ashley Grenier 3:39.42.
High schoolboys: Yuvall Boss and Calum Hamilton 2:25.6; Xiao Quan and Ethan Hall 2:57.06; Gage Caissie 3:43.05; and Nathan Gilman and Cole Harriman 3: 52.10.
High school girls: Samantha Nadeau and Kailey Schmidt 3:10.22; Emilie Seavey and Kate Fegusson 3:54.54; and Annika Gallandt and Emily Noyes 4:03.44.
Junior/Senior: Henry and Malcolm Milligan 2:39.14; Dana Morrision and Philip Farley 2:43.34; Eric and Thomas Gilman 2:56.36; Tammi Matula and Sarah Stoddard 3:09.06; Stanley P. & Stanley M.  Levitsky 3:46.30; Peter and Josh Jones 3:18.04; and Emmanuel, Tom, Itai Boss 3:51.25.
Open: David, Billy, Peter and Susan Apgar 2:53.42; Lauren Jacobs 3:10.04; Melonie Druan, Adreanna Philips and Bayleigh Rowe 3:55.10; Chelsea and Kenneth Winiarski, Allie McEwen, Angel Stoddard, Elizabeth Hood and Kim Stoddard, 4:00.15.
Results of the 21-mile Baskahegan Stream Canoe Race in Danforth a separate canoe race hosted by the East Grand Outdoor Education Program. Overall results: Bruce Weil of Freedom, 3:2.35;  Robert Hessler and Ander Thebaud 4:01.52;, Chip Loring and Terry Wescott 4:02.25; Dan Baumert 4:07.03; Justin Wardwell and Mark Ranco 4:09.02; John Carter 4:09.037; Eric Gallant and Ellen Mallory 4:36; Larry Merrill 4:32.30;  and Steven and Justin Rice DNF.