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Lobster Boat Races

Multiple Locations, Maine
Phone:

Jun 20 thru Aug 16, 2009. 20th Annual Lobster Boat Races, the Kentucky Derby of the trapping set according to the New York Times. Nine races: Boothbay Harbor (June 20); Rockland (June 21); Mosabec (July 4); Searsport (July 11), Stonington (July 12); Friendship (July 25); Harpswell (July 26); Winter Harbor (August 8); and Pemaquid (August 16). All races begin at 10 a.m., weather and sea conditions permitting. |   Report Update

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2009 Whitewater Open Canoe & Kayak Downriver Nationals

West Forks, Maine 04985
Phone: (207) 663-2121

Jul 01 thru Jul 05, 2009. The 2009 Whitewater Open Canoe and Kayak Downriver Nationals will be held on the Lower Dead River, West Forks, Maine. The four days of racing for the 2009 National Championships are Thursday through Sunday; July 2nd-5th. The races will start after allowing sufficient time for the daily dam release to fill the river; on a typical 1300 cfs release Lower Poplar Falls is not filled until 2 PM. (a tentative starting time of 12 PM is planned). The sprints are scheduled for Friday and downriver classes for Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The day (1st of July) preceding the race is for practice. For more info phone (207) 663-2121. |   Report Update

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Androscoggin River Source to Sea Canoe Trek

Shelburne, Maine
Phone: (207) 527-2163

Jul 09 thru Jul 23, 2009. The Androscoggin River Source to the Sea Trek highlights sections of the 174-mile long Androscoggin River, raising environmental awareness along the way. The event is a series of canoe treks. July 9-13 runs from Shelburne to Gilead to Hanover to Rumford to Bethel to Mexico and to Dixfield. July 25-26 is in the Auburn area. August 7-9 includes the Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge. And August 22-23 returns to Lewiston/Auburn for the annual Great Falls Balloon Festival. |   Report Update

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Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race

Durham, Maine
Phone: (207) 782-2302

Jul 12, 2009. The Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race is an amateur race competition of 6 miles, with possible class I rips and easy class II rapids. Entry fee is $15 per person. Entries received before Monday, July 6 will receive a race T-shirt and lunch. Race-day registration is $18 and includes lunch only. No t-shirts for race-day registrants, though merchandise is available. Several sandwich/ice cream shops are within half a mile of the take-out site. Race day registration starts at 9:00 a.m. at the Durham Boat Launch on Rte. 136 near the Auburn/Durham line. (This launch site is not the Durham River Park also on Rte. 136.) Leave enough time to get on the river for the 11:00 a.m. mass start. The race finish is just under the railroad trestle where the Sabattus River joins the Androscoggin on Rte. 196 in Lisbon. Register online at www.active.com, phone (207) 782-2302 or send an email. |   Report Update

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