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Winter Snow Contests

January 26, 2021 - March 15, 2021

Winter has arrived here in Downeast Maine and we are excited to enjoy the snow! From now till early March, Downeast Coastal Conservancy (DCC) and the Machias Bay Chamber of Commerce invite the local community to head over to DCC’s Middle River Park Preserve in Machias to participate in our “Best in Snow” Winter Contests!

In lieu of our annual Great Machias Outdoor Winter Weekend event, these two virtual contests will still encourage you to opt outside and tap into your creative juices!

Prizes will be awarded for “Best in Snow” for each category based on creativity and style!

First, we invite you to build a snowman creation somewhere along the edge of the trail on the preserve.
• Please bring your snowman to life using only natural accessories (sticks, leaves, pine cones, etc.).
• Please respect the natural environment by only using dead and downed branches and limbs.
• Leave plenty of room around trails as some trails may be groomed for skiing and do not to block any entrances into the park or build anything in the parking lots.
Next, we invite you to design your very own cardboard sled and take it for a ride down the hill at Middle River Park! While we aren’t racing in person this year, we will be looking for you to submit photos of your best design and sledding run! Your creativity is limitless!
• Sleds MUST be made of cardboard. Papier-mâché, tape, glue, and paint are also permitted.
• Please take sledding videos/photos on the hill at Middle River Park.

How to enter? Snap a video or photo of your snowman and/or sled creation at Middle River Park. Then e-mail these photos along with the name of the builders as a submission to: info@downeastcoastalconservancy.org no later than March 15th.

Contest Rules for Submissions:
• Entries must be received by March 15th.
• Entries should consist of a photograph or video of the snowman/cardboard sled and must have at least one builder in the photo. Names of builders, telephone number to be reached, and date must be added to the e-mail.
• All entries must be family friendly, please no obscenities or inappropriate accessories.
• By participating in this contest, each entrant acknowledges that his/her entry in the contest constitutes that entrant’s consent Downeast Coastal Conservancy and the Machias Bay

Details

Start:
January 26, 2021
End:
March 15, 2021