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This Week's Haul, April 23: Clean air, hot dogs and ancient chickens

And: I Sure Am Getting Sick Of This Bowling Alley

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Emily Burnham
Apr 23, 2026
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A participant in the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race last weekend stops at the paddle-up hot dog bar at a house party along the stream in Bangor. Thanks, Bill Vassar, for sharing your photos!

Good morning from eastern Maine, where this past weekend, I sadly did not get to see much of the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe - perhaps five minutes looking over a bridge d…

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