If the adventurous folks up in Skowhegan get their way, Maine may get it's first urban whitewater park in the not-too-far-off future, constructed right there in downtown on the Kennebec River.

What a great idea! I'm figuring that the area's recreational boaters and hard core kayak-crazies probably think so too.

If the idea comes to fruition, and I'll bet it does knowing a few of the key players, Skowhegan will join only a few other places in the world (at least as far as I know) with an urban whitewater park, including Indiana, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland and England.

Go for it! And good luck. Let me know when I can come up and put my kayak in for a little fun!