Hikeathon to help preserve Borestone

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft and Maine Audubon are planning the second annual Borestone Mountain Hikeathon at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. The rain date is Sunday, Oct. 5.

The event will raise funds to assist Maine Audubon in conserving the 1,639-acre Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary, located 10 miles northeast of Monson in Elliotsville Township.

Hikers are asked to solicit pledges for the event.

Any hiker turning in $25 in pledges will receive a Borestone Hikeathon T-shirt, and those turning in $50 or more receive a T-shirt and a season’s pass to Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary. The hike is open to all.

Bus transportation will be available for the event, with a bus leaving Mayo Regional Hospital’s rear parking lot on Dwelley Avenue in Dover-Foxcroft at 8 a.m. and from the Guilford IGA at 8:30 a.m.

The hike starts at 9 a.m. from the Borestone main gate on Bodfish Road. Pledges can be turned in at the nearby sugarhouse. The usual gate fee will be waived for those participating in the event.

For more information or pledge forms, contact a Kiwanis member; past club president Tom Lizotte at 564-4342; or Lisa Kelley at 781-2332, Ext. 234.