We had five optimists show up for Sunday's
scheduled ride in Belgrade under dark, misty skies, but conditions quickly
deteriorated to the point where we decided to postpone the ride to another
date. Our thanks to Ken Louis for putting the ride together for us, and we'll
try it again in better weather. This Saturday's ride will mark our return to the
Monmouth Apple Festival, and the ride has been highlighted as part of the Maine
Outdoor Coalition's Great Outdoor Weekend which may bring the KVBC a bit more
recognition. In any case, let's hope for good weather (and even better pie) and
we'll see you Saturday!
Saturday, September 27th - WINTHROP
"Monmouth a la Mode" - a tour through Winthrop to
the Monmouth Apple Festival.
START: 9:30 AM at the Winthrop Town Boat Landing
on Maranacook Lake, near the gazebo on Coady Street, off of Memorial Drive. If
the boat landing parking lot is full, there are additional spaces around the
corner on Summer Street, lakeside.
DISTANCE: 18 or 24 Miles.
TERRAIN: Rolling, with a few stiff
hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: Back roads beside rolling orchards,
lakeside summer camps, small hidden hamlets... and the Monmouth Apple Festival:
a great little small town festival devoted to celebrating all things pomological
in one of Maine’s classic apple towns. The festival features lots of hot, baked
apple pies and other apple treats, yard sales and open houses, fun and games,
and self-guided tours of the Monmouth Historical Society’s many unique museum
buildings and shops.
LEADER: Jim Merrick, hjmerrick@gmail.com.
For more information about the Kennebec Valley
Bicycle Club, contact Jim Merrick at hjmerrick@gmail.com, and check our Facebook page.
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