University of Maine at Farmington students listen to Outdoor Recreation Coordinator for Mainely Outdoors Andrew Willihan give safety instructions before embarking in canoes and kayaks on Monday for a trip down the Kennebec River starting in Solon. The event was part of orientation programs.
University of Maine in Farmington students pull canoes and kayaks into the Kennebec River from the Evergreen Camps in Solon on Monday.
University of Maine in Farmington student Andromida Grondin and her canoe partner are pulled backwards into the Kennebec River on Monday for a trip starting in Solon. The event was part of orientation program. Grondin said she was excited for the trip despite having no experience in a canoe.
University of Maine in Farmington student Brice Springer listens Monday during a safety talk prior to paddling down the Kennebec River from Solon to Anson during an orientation program for the upcoming year.
University of Maine in Farmington students wait Monday in the Kennebec River for the rest of the 23 students that canoed and kayaked the river from Solon to Anson during an orientation program.
Nearly two dozen University of Maine in Farmington students and staff embark Monday down the Kennebec River in canoes and kayaks in a trip from Solon to Anson during an orientation program.
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