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The opening act for the Winter Olympics was held last weekend at the Camden Snow Bowl in Camden, Maine.

The 20th Annual US National Toboggan Championships glorified the spectacle of winter sports, but required a certain attitude.

It was a little bit Mardi Gras.

And a little bit fierce competition.

With a whoopie pie thrown in to boot.

The pageantry was awe inspiring.

Security was tight.

And the right equipment provided the edge to win.

Team spirit was everywhere, but here are the - – - -> winners.

(Will post more soon.)

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So what if Florida has the Super Bowl! We have  our own national sports spectacle – - The National Toboggan Championships, held at the Camden Snow Bowl, February 5-7, 2010!

A mix between Carnival or Mardi Gras, and the Winter Olympics, this event is an example of what happens in Maine when the temperatures get lower and the days get shorter. Winter alters our brain cells and fun breaks out.

If you haven’t been before, here’s your chance. The best part is that anyone can enter!

Here is a link to previous crazy years.

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You never know what you’ll find wandering around on a gray day in Maine. But sooner or later, you’ll run into something that makes you smile.

‘1979 Sawed alphabet on pencil first time?’ With a chainsaw?  –Wow! You won’t find anything like this on Linkedin.

This must be Wilbur. Thank goodness he’s roped in.

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Pirates have recently been spotted in Camden. So they are not totally extinct yet. Although they are widely believed to be endangered.

If things had turned out differently, we’d all be speaking like a pirate today. So here’s your chance to see what that would be like. 

September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. And it’s gotta be fun if Dave Barry’s involved.

John Baur (“Ol’ Chumbucket”) and Mark Summers (“Cap’n Slappy”), of Corvallis, Oregon were playing racquetball one day and, well, this is their version of how it all got started.

‘Pirate’ is an endangered language and if not used will soon be on the list of dead languages. So get your swashbuckles out and do your part.

Just in case your ‘Pirate’ is a bit rusty, here’s a refresher course:

Thanks to GeekDad.

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This blog got pleasantly interrupted by a perfect storm of very cute house guests and projects. Everyone seems to want 2bnMaine! Will be back on track soon.

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There are a slew of wild ’science experiments’ on the web these days. You may be surprised to learn that this trend may have started right here in Maine. Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz are the crazy guys behind the poular ‘Diet Coke and Mentos’ video that’s been passed around the web for more than a year. They have already won a Webby and are up for an Emmy. You can find more of their antics at EepyBird.com. Alums of Celebration Barn Theater in South Paris, Maine, they are both involved in the Oddfellow Theater group in Buckfield, Maine where Grobe helps run the theater. Voltz is a practicing attorney in the Boston area. Think the jury has convicted him of first degree whackyness.  Stand back . . .

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The U.S. National Toboggan Championships were held this weekend in Camden, Maine at the Snow Bowl. Was it a great excuse to have a wild party or a celebration of a serious competition? No matter, it was proof positive that that humor and great times are thriving in the frozen north.

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