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Adam Platz, right, organizer of the Baxter Outdoors Lost Valley Frozen 5K Snowshoe Race, takes a photograph of some of the participants at the beginning of Sunday’s race. “It’s important during these crazy times to get outside and exercise and add some kind of social interaction with a focus on being safe and responsible.” Platz said. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo
Carmel Collins makes her way onto the course during Sunday morning’s Baxter Outdoor Lost Valley Frozen 5K Snowshoe Race in Auburn. More than a dozen participants weaved their way through skiers and snowboarders as they circled around the ski area. Prizes were awarded in several different categories and all proceeds go to WinterKids, a nonprofit organization in Maine dedicated to increasing outdoor physical activity for children and families throughout the year. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo
Doug Blasius makes his way onto the course during Sunday morning’s Baxter Outdoor Lost Valley Frozen 5K Snowshoe Race in Auburn. More than a dozen participants weaved their way through skiers and snowboarders as they circled around the ski area. Prizes were awarded in several different categories and all proceeds go to WinterKids, a nonprofit organization in Maine dedicated to increasing outdoor physical activity for children and families throughout the year. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo
Ian Britt makes his way onto the course during Sunday morning’s Baxter Outdoor Lost Valley Frozen 5K Snowshoe Race in Auburn. More than a dozen participants weaved their way through skiers and snowboarders as they circled around the ski area. Prizes were awarded in several different categories and all proceeds go to WinterKids, a nonprofit organization in Maine dedicated to increasing outdoor physical activity for children and families throughout the year. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo
Mariette Hanlon makes her way onto the course during Sunday morning’s Baxter Outdoor Lost Valley Frozen 5K Snowshoe Race in Auburn. More than a dozen participants weaved their way through skiers and snowboarders as they circled around the ski area. Prizes were awarded in several different categories and all proceeds go to WinterKids, a nonprofit organization in Maine dedicated to increasing outdoor physical activity for children and families throughout the year. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo
Nick Lebel makes his way onto the course during Sunday morning’s Baxter Outdoor Lost Valley Frozen 5K Snowshoe Race in Auburn. More than a dozen participants weaved their way through skiers and snowboarders as they circled around the ski area. Prizes were awarded in several different categories and all proceeds go to WinterKids, a nonprofit organization in Maine dedicated to increasing outdoor physical activity for children and families throughout the year. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...

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