It's the 39th Annual Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race this Saturday!

There will no doubt be a few mishaps. There always are. Especially at Six Mile Falls. Whether you go just to watch, or whether you're on the river in the middle of it, there will be carnage.

It's fun to cheer the paddlers on, and hundreds do from various points along the river, especially from the bridge on Route 15 in Bangor. It's not so much fun if you're trying to maneuver your boat through the inevitable bottleneck above the big drop.

Overturned canoes, sunk canoes, kayaks with no one aboard, swimmers here, swimmers there, paddles, coolers, and debris of all kinds ends up in the pool below the falls.

But fortunately there are plenty of crack rescue folks standing by to pull the unfortunate paddlers to safety.

Make a day of it. You've just got to be there to see all the action.

Feeling up to the challenge? Get general info, a race map, race rules and guidelines, and an Official Entry Form and go for it!