The bed racers came barefoot this time. The brave ones, that is, those who would forbear the blisters that hot pavement would raise on their soles. After all, this was Moonlight Madness without moonlight a day after a black moon barely appeared in the skies of the Western Hemisphere. The black moon, which appears every 32 months or so, was the second new moon of the month of July and was also a supermoon, a new moon that is closest to the Earth. A fitting appearance for the bed races of Skowhegan, one of the highlights of the annual River Fest. But there is more in store for Saturday, beginning with the farmers market, moving on to rafting rides in the river, family activities throughout the afternoon, dinner in Coburn Park, a play at Lakewood and a fireworks display at the Great Eddy, a River Fest good for the soul.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
-
EditorialsView from Away: California, Texas history textbooks suggest we’re living in two Americas
-
Letters to the Editor
Support small Maine businesses by overriding sports betting veto
-
Letters to the Editor
Malkin denials a black mark on Maine
-
Letters to the Editor
Sen. Collins, do you hear what I hear?
-
Schools and Education
Maine students’ test scores improve in English, stay about the same in science and math
Comments are not available on this story.