Maine paddling legends tackle the Meduxnekeag Canoe Race

Maine paddling legends tackle the Meduxnekeag Canoe Race

HOULTON, Maine — The first paddlers in the Meduxnekeag Canoe Race rounded the final river bend at 11:24 a.m. before the finish Saturday. Seasoned racers J.D. Burke and Brady Burke, in their 1985 Wenonah Kevlar canoe, were the first paddlers to cross the finish line in the eight-mile staggered start in the Down River Series race with the overall fastest time of 1:25:12. This was not the first Meduxnekeag experience for the racing duo, although it…