offugo... Aroostook Outdoor Event News

In this edition: 1) Join in a great gravel grinder bike ride in New Canada. 2) Walk or run for the health of it in Fort Kent. 3) Run or walk in one of The County’s oldest road races in Caribou. Plus lots more! Events: Saturday, June 22 NEW CANADA: The FARM Ride: Maine's Premier Gravel Bike Ride. Join us, and embark on an epic cycling adventure through the St. John River Valley: northern Maine’s growing potato, buckwheat, and wheat fields with vistas into neighboring New Brunswick, Canada. Celebrate your finish with a BBQ featuring local beef, beer and acoustic guitar tunes. Visit www.freshtails.com/event/f-a-r-m-1st-annual FMI FORT KENT: Greater Fort Kent Chamber of Commerce Summer Fun Color Run/Walk 5k. Registration: 8:00 a.m. at Riverside Park. Run/Walk start: 9:00 a.m. Cost: $10/adult, $5/youth. Pre-register by June 14 to guarantee a free t-shirt to have colored.  Visit www.fortkentchamber.com FMI Sunday, June 23 CARIBOU: SW Collins Co. 5k Run/

In this edition: 1) Float the Aroostook River in Caribou. 2) Go skydiving in Presque Isle. 3) Paddle the boundary waters in Grand Isle. Plus lots more! Events: Saturday, June 8 CARIBOU: 1st Annual Living Water Apostolic Church Anything that Floats River Run. Caribou Boat Launch to Forbes Pit. Registration: 9:30 a.m. at Caribou Boat Launch, Lower Lyndon St. First Heat start: 10:00 a.m. Heat 1: Kayaks; Heat 2: Canoes; Heat 3: Anything that Floats. Prizes for 1st and 2nd place awarded in each heat! Contact Living Water Apostolic Church (207-408-0680) FMI Saturday, June 8 & Sunday, June 9 PRESQUE ISLE: SAD 1 Adult & Community Education Skydiving. Grab a breath taking view from over 10,000 feet while safely skydiving attached to your tandem instructor! Video services available. Must be 18 years old, in relatively good physical condition, weigh under 230 lbs. Cost: $249/person. Contact SAD 1 Adult & Community Education (207-764-4776) or visit www.m