WASHBURN — Houlton’s Fred Ludwig successfully defended his Aroostook River Fun Run overall title May 30, paddling the 8-mile course in 53.29 minutes. More than 40 kayakers and canoeists participated in the Rotary Club-sponsored event.
Charlotte Griffin photo
GRAND PRIZE winner for the May 30 Aroostook River Fun Run canoe and kayak race was David McCrossin of Caribou. The Old Town Otter recreational kayak was donated by the company for the annual Rotary Club fund-raiser.
Open Class: Crystal Nason of Houlton, 64 minutes; Tom Towle of Fort Fairfield, 64.30 minutes; and Jim Park of Presque Isle, 65.26 minutes.
Senior Class (age 65 and over): Cling Cushman of Hodgdon, 64.30 minutes and Fran and Ron Bomberger of Manheim, Penn., 66.29 minutes. The Bombergers also won the Couple Experienced Canoe category.
Century Division (paddling pairs with combined age of over 100): Rodney Hemingway of Houlton and Rick Tidd of Hodgdon, 68.54 minutes; and Linda and Henry Staples of Connor TWP, 79.55 minutes. The Staples won the Couple Novice Canoe category.
Student (high school and college) Division: Nason, 64 minutes; Devon Cote of Connor TWP, 80.40 minutes; Sarah Henn and Kari Peterson of NMCC, 83.23 minutes; and Jordann Coiley and Melissa McKenney, both of Fort Fairfield, 105.37 minutes. Henn and Peterson won the Two Women Novice Kayak category.
One Woman Experienced Canoe: Odette Dubois of Cross Lake TWP, 73.14 minutes; and Connie McLellan, also of Cross Lake, 82.22 minutes.
Two Women Experienced Canoe: Catherine Packard of Presque Isle and Kathleen Michaud of Perham, 79.40 minutes.
One Woman Novice Kayak: Lynn Boucher of Mapleton, 87.20 minutes; Amanda Perkins, 100.14 minutes; and Barbara Lovely, 100.18 minutes.
One Woman Experienced Kayak: Nason, 64 minutes; and Wendy Maple, 74.06 minutes.
One Man Experienced Canoe: Towle, 64.30 minutes; Park, 65.26 minutes; and Fran Cyr of Caribou, 66.02 minutes.
Two Men Experienced Canoe: Hemingway and Tidd, 68.54 minutes; and Skip and Scott Fletcher of Fort Kent, 72.50 minutes.
One Man Novice Kayak: Andy Coiley of Fort Fairfield, 72.24 minutes; Brent Anderson of Presque Isle, 74.06 minutes; William Popov of PI, 74.08 minutes; Matt Wright of PI, 76.08; Allen Salo of PI, 80; Cote of Connor, 80.40; Derik Smith, 82.19; and Rick Fowler of Mapleton, 92.14.
Two Men Novice Kayak: Harold Pierce of Blaine and Hume Pierce of PI, 75.43 minutes.
One Man Experienced Kayak: Ludwig, 53.29 minutes; and David McCrossin of Caribou, 71.19 mins.
