ORANGE When Somersworth, New Hampshire resident Shane MacDowell crossed the 2022 River Rat Race finish line in second place, he wondered if next year would be his time to claim the first-place title.Beneath sunny skies on Saturday, MacDowell and his.
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 this year.The first River Rat Race took place in 1964, with a.
There was sunshine, there was a torrent of rain and most important of all, participants had a blast as the River Rat Race from Athol to Orange returned for its 57th running on Saturday after two years off due to the pandemic.Despite those two years.
There was sunshine, there was a torrent of rain and most important of all, participants had a blast as the River Rat Race from Athol to Orange returned for its 57th running on Saturday after two years off due to the pandemic.Despite those two years.
ATHOL After a two-year hiatus, the River Rat Race is paddling back to town in April. The last time racers put their canoes in the Millers River for the area’s signature event was in 2019, but at its meeting on Feb. 1, Athol’s Selectboard happily.