Sunday, September 18, 2016

Apple Fest!

We had a great ride on Saturday in Livermore that featured a stop at Boothby's Apple Orchard. Many thanks to John Lanoue for leading the ride and arranging for an "apple shuttle" to carry bags of purchased apples back to the start. Sunday's ride ventured out to the Wire Bridge in New Portland, where we were treated to cider and apple cake thanks to Diane & John Macdonald, and we were all pleased to see John up and about just a week from his accident. Thanks also to Denise & Brian for another great ride! We continue with the apple theme on this Saturday's ride which a stop at the Monmouth Apple Festival - apple pies, apple turnovers, apple donuts, apple everything! Hope you can join us!

Saturday, September 24th - WINTHROP
"Monmouth a la Mode" - a tour through Winthrop to the Monmouth Apple Festival.
START: 9:00 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.

LINK to RIDE MAP: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6721791

For more information about the Kennebec Valley Bicycle Club, contact Jim Merrick at hjmerrick@gmail.com, and check out the KVBC Facebook page.

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