The River Rats are paddling against the current, trying to keep North Quabbin’s premiere community event alive.
The Athol Lions Club, the event’s organizers, has had to deal with loss of sponsors, cutbacks in the communities where the race is held and hazards in the river that require members to rethink where the start will be. “We’ll make do,†said David Flint of the Lions Club. “What’s the alternative? Not to have it.â€
Mr. Flint said the race will be held this year, but the future is in doubt if the club continues to lose sponsors…Â More info
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