Saturday, July 6, was a rainy day, so not a good day for chalk drawing on Fryeburg, Maine’s Mountain Division Trail. Fortunately, the organizations sponsoring the Chalk the Trail event — Town of Fryeburg, Fryeburg Recreation Department, Fryeburg Bicycle, Walkways and Trail Committee and the Mountain Division Alliance — planned ahead.
If Saturday was a wash, Sunday was their “rain date.” They communicated with other participants — the Mount Washington Valley Bicycling Club, Mr. Twister and Fryeburg Police Department — and everyone shifted their focus to Sunday.
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From left: Mount Washington Valley Bicycling Club members President Gail Costello, Vice president Ellin Booras and Safety Coordinator Sally McMurdo pose with free helmets and poster at the Chalk the Trail event at Fryebrug's Mountain Division Trail last Sunday. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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From left: Mountain Division Alliance's past and current presidents Dave Kinsman and Doug Smith hold the original golden groundbreaking shovel at Chalk the Trailevent last week. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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A father and daughter enjoy riding on the Mountain Division Trail from Porter Road to Fryeburg Visitor's Center. (SALLY MCMURDO PHOTO)
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