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Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom
BOATS IN THE WATER -- Entrants in the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club’s 2017 Piscataquis River Race get ready for the start near King Cummings Park in Guilford. The race featured 87 participants across 50 craft paddling nearly 10 miles to the finish line by West Main Street near Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft. Those making the journey competed in 17 different classes, sent on their way via staggered starts every few minutes. The 50th annual Piscataquis River Race starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 27.