TIATIAGNMR (The informal Around the Island Anything Goes No Motors Race)

TIATIAGNMR (The informal Around the Island Anything Goes No Motors Race): This lighthearted event featuring a variety of watercraft will consist of two races on Rangeley Lake, both starting at Rangeley Town Cove Park. There will be a 4-mile loop to and around Maneskootuc Island (also known as Doctor’s Island) and a 10-miler around South Bog Island. Participants are welcome to use any type of non-motorized boat including canoes, kayaks, sailboats and SUPs. Creativity is encouraged. Participants are asked to show up at 7:30 for an 8 a.m. start. Wind alternatives are being planned depending on direction and severity of the gusts. This race is a reincarnation of an informal race held in Rangeley more than a decade ago. Nancy Kettle, then a local business owner and avid paddler, would invite friends on summer Sunday afternoons to paddle the four-mile loop from the town park out and around Maneskootuk Island and then back to the start. The tour would include a variety of non-motorized boats. One year, a participant even entered a raft. Participants ended their trip by “ringing the bucket,” which entailed rapping a long spoon against the inside of a metal bucket on a park picnic table. This event takes place during the Rangeley Rendezvous weekend. $35