Tobogganoids.
Saturday, February 13th, 2010Fingers were freezing, video camera was jittery, global warming was not evident, but the US National Toboggan Championships event was lots of fun.
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Proof that winter affects brain cells.
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
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.
U.S. National Toboggan Championship Finalists
Sunday, February 8th, 2009Congratulations!
Two and Three Person 2009 Preliminary Results
Highlighted Teams will move on to Sunday’s Finals
2 Person Division
Bib # – Run 1 – Run 2 – Best Time – Finals Roster
7 Stromboli 0.00
38 The Clark Clan 0.00
39 The Moulton Men 0.00
63 Team Caffeine 0.00
64 Gritty “Double” McDuff 0.00
83 MK CONST 8.56 0.00 1
88 The Virginia Peanuts 0.00
74 The Kansas City Connection 8.58 8.59 8.58 2
17 2 Soggy Boggin Boys 8.63 8.89 8.63 3
55 Valley Kingdom Chuters 8.64 8.72 8.64 4
16 Two Wingnuts 8.79 8.66 8.66 5
29 Fast Ash Lugers 8.67 8.66 8.66 5
33 Iron Factory 8.66 8.71 8.66 5
1 Beer Coasters 8.79 8.69 8.69 6
26 Pimp my ‘boggin’ 8.97 8.70 8.70 7
3 Chute the Chute 8.79 8.71 8.71 8
45 lil Deuce Coupe 8.71 8.78 8.71 8
11 Dead Weight Slabbers 8.72 8.81 8.72 9
43 lil Deuce Moose 8.72 8.89 8.72 9
54 The Pounders 8.93 8.72 8.72 9
72 Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dumm 8.72 8.75 8.72 9
13 Team DH 8.73 8.73 8.73 10
47 Coye Dogs 8.73 8.81 8.73 10
9 2 Throbbin Boggins 8.87 8.74 8.74 11
31 Gears and Beers 8.78 8.74 8.74 11
66 The Black Flies 8.74 8.98 8.74 11
62 Chapstick Chicks 8.75 8.85 8.75 12
18 Other 2 Soggy Boggin Boys 8.76 8.82 8.76 13
27 Old Hooters 8.83 8.76 8.76 13
34 Swift & Fast you Better bet your Ash8.76 8.82 8.76 13
40 Brady’s Boggan 8.91 8.76 8.76 13
85 What a boggan 8.76 8.85 8.76 13
19 Slick and Slicker 8.77 8.92 8.77 14
4 Tobogquinns 8.87 8.78 8.78 15
15 Fat Bloated Idiots 8.78 8.78 8.78 15
8 Throbbin Boggins 8.79 8.91 8.79 16
32 Dirty Squirels 8.98 8.79 8.79 16
42 The Other 2 Big Kahoonas 8.80 8.86 8.80 17
81 Chute the Chute 1 8.80 8.87 8.80 17
84 Green Acres Ash 8.82 8.88 8.82 18
24 Wax Off 9.03 8.83 8.83 19
25 Silent Assassins 8.98 8.83 8.83 19
67 Soup, Con De Plunder 8.96 8.83 8.83 19
2 2 Big Kahoonas 8.86 8.84 8.84 20
28 Screaming Owls 8.86 9.13 8.86 21
82 BAGA’ ADOWE 8.86 8.90 8.86 21
60 Nothing to Luge 8.92 8.88 8.88 22
75 Throbbin Wood 8.89 8.91 8.89 23
80 Team Weeeee! 8.89 9.03 8.89 23
22 Weather Squirrel 8.91 9.00 8.91 24
70 Music Madness 8.96 8.91 8.91 24
21 Blue Devils 8.98 8.93 8.93 25
56 Orange Line II 8.94 8.94 8.94 26
20 Two’s Enough 8.95 8.98 8.95 27
36 Goose River Doose 9.01 8.95 8.95 27
57 Greatful Sled 8.95 9.06 8.95 27
69 N.A.P. Time 9.16 8.96 8.96 28
78 Sofa King Hung 8.99 8.96 8.96 28
86 Super-Fast Ash 8.99 8.99 8.99 29
23 Howlin Hooters 9.00 9.01 9.00 30
94 THE Flying Shamrocks 9.13 9.00 9.00 30
48 Trinidad and Toboggan 9.01 9.08 9.01
77 M & M 9.12 9.01 9.01
35 Austronauts 9.10 9.02 9.02
53 Icy Hot Stintas 9.04 9.02 9.02
41 Chute Happens 9.07 9.03 9.03
58 The Bobble Heads 9.08 9.03 9.03
65 Slade’s Sled 9.03 9.09 9.03
59 The Flaming Kabobs 9.15 9.05 9.05
50 Skeeters II 9.08 9.08 9.08
6 Connecticut Yankees 9.10 9.31 9.10
49 Fast Women on Wood 9.20 9.10 9.10
71 The Slats 9.29 9.10 9.10
44 Etoh 9.11 9.33 9.11
73 Mojo’s Masters 9.47 9.15 9.15
89 Dangerous Person 10.50 9.17 9.17
30 Gobies 9.18 9.26 9.18
79 2 Old 2 know better 9.18 9.33 9.18
51 Skeeters II-B 10.61 9.22 9.22
90 Tampa Bay Bogginers 9.22 9.27 9.22
37 Skull III 9.28 9.23 9.23
91 Yu Ki No 9.29 9.23 9.23
46 Ice-Kids-Pades 9.47 9.24 9.24
12 Aching Akers 9.26 9.25 9.25
92 Just Shoot Me 9.28 9.58 9.28
10 Glacial Drift 9.50 9.29 9.29
14 Chickawaukee Cannibals 9.31 9.42 9.31
76 VOOT 9.31 9.37 9.31
93 ArgentinaCDonnection 9.31 9.55 9.31
87 The Rabbie’s 9.57 9.38 9.38
68 Don’t Eat the Sliders 9.41 9.41 9.41
52 To Boggan And Beyond! 9.66 9.50 9.50
5 Dizzy Blondes 9.60 9.51 9.51
61 LO LO Ohana 9.71 9.58 9.58
95 0.00
96 0.00
97 0.00
98 0.00
99 0.00
100 0.00
3 Person Division
Bib # – Run 1 – Run 2 – Best Time – Finals Roster
103 Medical Miriacles 8.63 0.00 3
108 Three’s Company 9.31 0.00
111 Unguided Missiles 9.18 0.00
123 Absolute Zeros 8.76 0.00 13
126 Morgans of Mildew 0.00
129 Skull I 9.24 0.00
175 Gritty’s Triple ‘Duff 8.83 0.00 19
190 The Smitherines 8.61 0.00 2
152 The Uptown Sorority Girls 8.55 9.22 8.55 1
106 Flying Beer Boys 8.78 8.61 8.61 2
102 Going Down Hill Fast 8.65 8.86 8.65 4
180 The Dark ‘N Stormy’s 8.71 8.66 8.66 5
112 Atherquinns 8.68 8.85 8.68 6
121 Half Ton Run Minus One 8.82 8.68 8.68 6
124 3 Soggy Boggin Boys 8.68 8.78 8.68 6
161 The Pounders II 8.71 8.68 8.68 6
153 The Fabulous Hudson Hornets 8.70 9.38 8.70 7
163 Three Valley Kingdom Chuters 8.70 8.70 8.70 7
109 Three Yahoos 8.71 8.73 8.71 8
132 Prop Wash 8.82 8.71 8.71 8
140 Nantucket Sleighride 8.89 8.72 8.72 9
114 Throbbin Boggins 8.73 8.73 8.73 10
138 WAH-TUT-CA 8.93 8.73 8.73 10
139 Geronimo 8.78 8.74 8.74 11
162 Valley Kingdom Harbor Trio 8.85 8.74 8.74 11
135 Three Big Kahoonas 8.78 8.75 8.75 12
137 In-Laws 8.77 8.76 8.76 13
196 Victorious Secret 8.80 8.76 8.76 13
105 Cracker My Ash 8.77 8.77 8.77 14
127 Baby Owl’s 8.79 8.96 8.79 18
122 Have Slab Will Slide 8.80 8.85 8.80 16
136 Itchy, Scratchy and Dumb Ash 8.80 8.81 8.80 16
173 Family and Friends 8.81 8.82 8.81 17
150 Just A Splash 8.82 8.86 8.82 18
159 Benno’s Team 8.82 8.89 8.82 18
177 Solomons Island Toboggan Mens Team 8.82 8.89 8.82 18
181 Rockport Rockets 9.79 8.82 8.82 18
197 Schooner OLAD 8.82 8.86 8.82 18
199 Ho KEY – Po KEY 8.85 8.82 8.82 18
116 They Ain’t Right 8.84 8.83 8.83 19
186 3 Rollins Road Racers 8.83 8.83 8.83 19
125 Smooth Operators 8.87 8.84 8.84 20
193 Born To Be Wild 8.84 8.84 8.84 20
194 Wild Things 8.85 8.84 8.84 20
178 Solomons Island Toboggan Womens Team
8.90 8.86 8.86 21
131 Matts Marauders 8.95 8.87 8.87 22
151 Potato Nacho’s 8.87 8.88 8.87 22
183 Polar Express 8.90 8.87 8.87 22
184 Reverse Oreo 8.88 8.91 8.88 23
104 Pharm A Sea 8.96 8.89 8.89 24
146 Snow Snakes 8.90 8.89 8.89 24
154 Fast Women On To-Bob-In 8.89 8.90 8.89 24
165 Wrest and Wreckreation 8.91 8.89 8.89 24
171 Beaver Wagon 8.93 8.89 8.89 24
128 Ash Traxx 8.90 8.92 8.90 25
195 Whiskey Chasers 8.90 9.04 8.90 25
130 Readin Rockets 8.91 8.93 8.91 26
169 Fast Food 9.18 8.93 8.93 27
145 Bleeding Eyes 9.12 8.94 8.94 28
155 Skeeters III 8.96 8.94 8.94 28
166 Let’s Try That 8.94 9.02 8.94 28
144 Triple Threat 8.95 9.11 8.95 29
117 Gas- X 9.14 8.96 8.96 30
157 Snow Problem 2 8.97 8.97 8.97
115 Fifes & Frills 9.07 8.98 8.98
167 The Brothers Grimm 8.98 9.01 8.98
174 Polar Molars 8.99 8.98 8.98
147 Screaming Mama’s 8.99 9.06 8.99
134 Boulder Hill Flyers 9.02 9.00 9.00
160 Ash Cracks 9.04 9.01 9.01
164 The Spanish Inquisition 9.05 9.02 9.02
168 STELLA 9.07 9.02 9.02
179 Pownal Fire 9.02 9.02 9.02
188 The Levine Sledge 9.02 9.08 9.02
120 Tight Squeeze 9.25 9.03 9.03
119 Triple D’s: Downhill,Dangerous, Dames 9.19 9.05 9.05
133 Piss Pots 9.17 9.05 9.05
149 Bayview Bandits 9.08 9.11 9.08
158 Snow Problem 1 9.08 9.10 9.08
182 Deaf Lefty’s Three 9.08 9.14 9.08
148 Lost In Maine 9.09 9.34 9.09
101 Wax That Ash 9.11 9.11 9.11
107 Sofa King Fast 9.38 9.11 9.11
200 Jack in the box 9.18 9.13 9.13
110 New York Knickerbockers 9.26 9.14 9.14
141 Chickawaukee Cheezits 9.22 9.14 9.14
192 The Hysterians 9.52 9.15 9.15
172 Frozen Ass – ets 9.16 9.18 9.16
189 The Bar Harbor Boarders 9.37 9.16 9.16
113 Three Slid Over the Puffin Nest 9.20 9.17 9.17
156 New Wave Salon 9.41 9.20 9.20
176 Whizard 9.28 9.22 9.22
185 Bowling Brats 9.22 9.31 9.22
198 Edumacated Beavers 9.27 9.23 9.23
170 Big Test Icicles 9.24 9.28 9.24
142 Chickawaukee Kamikazes 9.25 9.25 9.25
191 Krapasstiks 9.39 9.25 9.25
143 Chickawaukee Catapults 9.33 9.28 9.28
187 Night of The Living Sled 9.28 9.30 9.28
118 Three Winos 9.31 9.35 9.31
Please don’t tell anyone about Point Lookout.
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009OK, here’s the secret. In Northport, there’s a spectacular fitness center, perched above Penobscot Bay, that everyone seems to think is very exclusive, but it’s not!
It’s current public members are thoroughly enjoying this facility and it’s gorgeous views of Lincolnville Beach and the islands beyond. What a great place to enjoy these winter months!
Point Lookout was built as an executive retreat by MBNA and is now owned by Erickson. It’s stunning. The setting itself is worth a visit. The view from the top is a mini version of the Cadillac Mountain views from a different direction. All the facilities are first class.
The entire site offers so much — lodging, dining, conferences, etc. But the fitness center is the subject of this post. Will cover more later. Take a look at just a few of the activities available to it’s lucky members. (These photos are NOT the best!)
Almost anything you could want in workout equipment, including personal trainers. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable.
Spectacular view of Islesboro from the treadmills over the tennis courts.
Full size basketball court.
Next door is a full bowling alley, there are well maintained hiking trails, a soccer field, a baseball field, etc. Take some time to explore their site. Their pricing seems very reasonable for all that it provides it’s members. It’s a bargain!
Just don’t tell anyone!
Have a ball in the snow.
Sunday, February 10th, 2008The 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.
