Rangeley Rendezvous

Explore the woods and waters of the Rangeley Lakes Region with fellow paddling enthusiasts during the summer solstice weekend of June 19 to 21. This festival, based in Rangeley, Maine, will feature guided trips, clinics, social events, and a race!

TIATIAGNMR (The informal Around the Island Anything Goes No Motors Race): This event featuring a variety of watercraft will consist of two races on Rangeley Lake, both starting at Rangeley Town Cove Park. There will be a 4 mile loop to and around Maneskootuc Island and a 10 miler around South Bog Island. Participants are welcome to use any type of nonmotorized boat including canoes, kayaks, sailboats and SUPs. Creativity is encouraged. Participants are asked to show up at 7:30 for an 8 a.m. start.  Wind alternatives are being planned depending on direction and severity of the gusts. This race is a reincarnation of an informal race held in Rangeley more than a decade ago. Nancy Kettle, then a local business owner and avid paddler, would invite friends on summer Sunday afternoons to paddle the four mile loop from the town park out and around Maneskootuk Island and then back to the start. The tour would include a variety of nonmotorized boats. One year, a participant even entered a raft.