Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race

By: Melanie Brooks

Saturday was as perfect a day for a canoe race as you can get in mid-April. Mike Alden, a Brewer photographer and owner of www.kenduskeagstreamcanoerace.com, was on hand to take some amazing shots! The galleries are up on his site and participants can sign up on his "e-list" to be notified when the official race results are released.

This pirate boat was one of Mike Alden's favorite. "He confused a lot of the spectators. Many didn't realize he was supposed to be a pirate and they shouted 'the British are coming!' -- which seemed to confuse the pirate," Mike says.

Check out the slide show of some of his photos below:



The water on Saturday was "slow and low," according to Mike, so there weren't as many whitewater wipeouts as in years past. Lucky racers. I grabbed a picnic and headed down to Valley Ave. with my sister and my niece to catch the action. The path was packed with voyeurs as was the rocky waterfront. It seemed everyone and their dog was out -- we even ran into a friendly moose!


Mike provided MaineBuzz with a few of his best wipe-out shots. Be sure to vote on your favorite below...

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