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By GREG VINE
ATHOL – The Department of Fish & Game is hoping to create a kayak and canoe launch on the Millers River near the dead-end portion of Crescent Street off of Chestnut Hill Avenue.The Notice of Intent, submitted by the department’s Office of Fishing &...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Despite fickle weather conditions, canoeists and spectators alike enthusiastically awaited the start of Saturday’s 59th running of the annual River Rat Race from Athol to Orange.From about 11 a.m. until just before boats were put in the water...
By MAX BOWEN
ATHOL — With potentially hundreds of participants in this weekend’s Athol Orange River Rat Race, making sure there aren’t any problems could be a challenge, but it’s one organizers say they are ready for.Jason Rushford is the event’s water safety...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – It might be a stretch to claim that Dennis Carey, 56, of Orange, could paddle the 5.2-mile River Rat Race with his eyes closed – but it wouldn’t be much of one.This year’s race, which takes place on April 13, will mark the 40th River Rat...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – The first Athol to Orange River Rat Race in 1963 may have been a more informal event, but it marked the beginning of an annual tradition that generations of North Quabbin residents have come to cherish. This year’s race takes place this...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Three months ago, the Athol Lions Club went before the Selectboard to pitch the idea of allowing the use of canoes and kayaks on Silver Lake.Club member Tom Henry told the board at that time that allowing watercraft on the lake could...
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By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Last year marked the return of the annual River Rat Race after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and organizers are hoping even more canoes will enter the competition.The first River Rat took place in 1964, with a total of 12...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Representatives of the Lions Club are proposing that canoes and kayaks be allowed on Silver Lake in Athol.Tom Henry and Jim McIntosh went before the Selectboard at its Feb. 21 meeting to seek the board’s support for the idea.“I’ve talked with...
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