Kenduskeag Canoe Race low and slow

Photograph courtesy of Michael Alden
DIGGING IN — Mitchell Bartlett digs his paddle into the water during the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race. He and partner Dave Conley finished first in the men’s medium recreation division.
    This year saw record low water and slower times for the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe race.
    East Grand School’s Tammi Matula and Kenneth Winiarski took second place in the Senior/Junior division and finished with a time of 4:11:09. Veteran outdoor education student Allen McEwen paddled with Philip Farley for fourth place in the Senior/Junior division in a time of 4:17:03.
    Taking first place in the men’s medium recreational division were Mitchell Bartlett and Dave Conley, paddling the course in a time of 3:54:25.
    This weekend, East Grand students will be racing on the Machias River. The race is 11 miles long with two class III rapids, carrot rips and airline rapids.
AT THE START — Waiting to start the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race are, left to right, front, Philip Farley and Kenneth Winiarski; back, Tammi Matula, Mitchell Bartlett and Allen McEwen.