saco river tubers

The Saco river near the Saco River Camping Area is packed with people on kayaks, canoes and tubes last July. Fryeburg police say it can take as much as an hour to travel a mile on the Saco in a tube and some people are underestimating that time. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

FRYEBURG, Maine — Fryeburg's police chief suggests Saco River tubers should realize that it can take a long time to get from Swan's Falls to Walker's Bridge.

At the Aug. 2 selectmen's meeting Police Chief Joshua Potvin said the two biggest weekends of the year would be Aug. 4 and Aug. 11.

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