A gorgeous summer day to travel down the Cathance River by kayak. We put in at Head of the Tide in Topsham at the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust parking lot and launch site. Great location. We paddled all the way to Bowdoinham's town landing at a leisurely pace viewing Osprey, Eagles, marsh land and a very old culvert/ railroad bridge. The bridge, made from cut stone, is in better shape than more recent road construction at half its age. Amazing what was done a century ago with less advanced tools.

Manchester High School Central and Smyth Road School pulled together to entertain the community while raising funds for their schools. The Harlem Wizards were the perfect foil and the event was almost as much fun as faculty follies. Enjoy!

Maine State Elks Association held its 2019-2020 State free throw contest finals on January 26, 2020 at Bath Middle School. Here are some images of the kids, judges and Elks members in a day of serious concentration and competition. Each year, Maine Elks donate over $800,000 to charity and volunteer over 70,000 hours to programs that support our youth, veterans and to helping those less fortunate.

This slideshow of the New Hampshire Youth Lacrosse Association's Lacrosse Festival makes a strong visual case for the relationship between US Lacrosse & The National Foundation for Cancer Research. NHYLA & Play4TheCure piloted a statewide program for the benefits of affiliation. United States Senator Kelly Ayotte sent a proclamation commending the efforts. Awareness, education, good sportsmanship and a family friendly fun time for all are clearly visible over the two day event. Fighting all cancers, through all sports and all ribbons makes good sense. Education and awareness are shared goals.