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Friday, March 19, 2021
Volume 17 • Issue No. 12
Eliot’s Wilson to Raise Funds by Running Across the U.S. ELIOT Many people make an effort to support cancer-related nonprofits but not everyone raises funds by running across the entire continental United States; that’s 3,250 miles in total. But that’s exactly what 28-yearold Eliot resident and Planet Fitness trainer Michael Wilson plans to do next month. Michael was first personally impacted by cancer at age seven when his grandfather lost his battle to colon cancer. Years later, his best friend’s mother passed away from cancer, and then his great grandmother was
diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 (but fortunately, is a survivor!)
When Michael was introduced to two locally-based cancer-related nonprofits, he was inspired to do more to support them: Lucy’s Love Bus helps children with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses by providing free integrative therapies such as massage, meditation, acupuncture, music therapy, and therapeutic horseback riding. Its sister organization MaxLove Project also provides integrative wellness services and culinary medicine to children with cancer. Michael’s goal is to raise $35,000 to be split evenly between the two organizations. So
far, he’s at about $3,950. How does one train and prepare for a run across the country? A key part of Michael’s training is his daily 10-mile round trip “run commute” to Planet Fitness in Portsmouth, NH, where he has worked as a trainer for a little over a year. He’s also funding his cross-country trek on his own so that everything he raises can support the benefitting charities; that means he recently sold his vehicle in order to save money for the costs associated. He balances his daily runs with strength training at Planet Fitness.
Michael will fly to Los Angeles on March 28 and begin his run from Santa Monica Beach and finish on the boardwalk in Newburyport, MA, in the summer. He plans to run 40 miles a day, entirely solo for the first half; his girlfriend is also a distance runner and will join him on the second half of his trip, along with a few friends who will cycle alongside him for company at various points. To learn more about Michael’s run on his donation page, go to https://give.lucyslovebus. org/campaign/michaels-runacross-america/c288092.
Local Lift eFoil Provides Opportunity to Fly Over Water OGUNQUIT Local water sports enthusiasts can now experience surfing’s newest frontier with the Lift eFoil. The Lift eFoil uses an advanced lithium-ion battery to power a silent electric motor that’s mounted on an all-carbon fiber hydrofoil. The foil is controlled with a wireless Bluetooth hand controller allowing the user to literally fly over the water at up to 25 mph for over an hour. No wind? No waves? No problem.
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Lift is a family run business operating out of Puerto Rico since 2010 who have been constantly refining and riding the products they make to provide the ultimate foiling experience. In 2013, co-founder Nick Leason, an engineer and avid surfer, came up with the idea for the original eFoil, applying the technology from smart phones, electric vehicles and even drones into a surf board that would let its rider fly above any body of
STATEWIDE Maine Maple Sunday® is a long-standing tradition where Maine’s Maple producers open their doors to their sweet operations for a day of educational demonstrations, tours, fun family activities and samplings of syrup and other great maple products. But this year, organizers are adapting and preparing a safe event for March 27-28. The Maine Maple Producers Association (MMPA) said in a release that participating sugar houses will take steps to follow CDC guidelines and get their staff and facilities ready to welcome guests safely.
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in the Caribbean sailing around the waters of Aruba. John Syrene has been an avid sailor and surfer since the 1960s with a sizable resume exceeding 30 Islands and owning a windsurfing resort on the Caribbean island of Aruba. In the last year, Lift eFoil caught John’s attention as being the next big thing in the watersports industry and he began Team Syrene, a Lift Affiliate. See EFOIL page 28...
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water without needing to be propelled by wind or waves. As the Lift company continues to grow, they have built out a family of over one hundred demo locations around the globe, including one in Ogunquit Maine. In Ogunquit, the Syrene family are water sports enthusiasts whose family members include Janna Syrene, a renowned windsurfer sponsored by Fanatic Windsurf Company, who spent a good part of her life
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“This event is critical to the success of many family businesses and producers in Maine. The 38th annual event will certainly look and feel a bit different due to the pandemic, but we’re ready,” MMPA President Scott Dunn said in a statement. “We have found creative ways to celebrate the event in different ways. Since each sugar house is unique in size and capacity, producers are adjusting their hours and purchase options, including curbside pick-up and online ordering. It is important for visitors to plan ahead by checking www.mainemapleproducers.com or calling your local producers about their
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plans for the event.” The weekend typically attracts thousands of visitors an-
Maple Moon Farm in Lebanon is a 1790s-era working farm that includes a small maple syrup operation, the heart of which is a traditional sugarhouse that contains a wood-fired evaporator and antique sugaring tools.
nually to sugar shacks across the state. MMPA, which represents more than 250 of the 450 licensed maple syrup producers in Maine, said in previous years, more than 100 sugarhouses have participated from Aroostook to York County. According to MMPA, more than $27 million for the Maine economy is generated by the maple syrup industry in Maine, supporting more than 560 jobs that generate more than $17.3 million in wages. Annually, the state produces more than 575,000 gallons of syrup. See MAPLE page 28... Have you seen our
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