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Bates College students jump Friday afternoon into Lake Andrews, also known as The Puddle, on the Lewiston campus. It marks the 5oth anniversary of the Puddle Jump. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Bates College students jump Friday afternoon into Lake Andrews, also known as The Puddle, on the Lewiston campus. It marks the 5oth anniversary of the Puddle Jump. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Bates College students jump Friday afternoon into Lake Andrews, also known as The Puddle, on the Lewiston campus. It marks the 5oth anniversary of the Puddle Jump. From left are Ainsley Fiske, Molly Kelley and Dylan Stachtiaris. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Bates College students jump Friday afternoon into Lake Andrews, also known as The Puddle, on the Lewiston campus. It marks the 5oth anniversary of the Puddle Jump. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Bates College students jump Friday afternoon into Lake Andrews, also known as The Puddle, on the Lewiston campus. It marks the 5oth anniversary of the Puddle Jump. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Three of the four founders of the Bates College Puddle Jump, Lars Llorente, left, Chris Callahan, center, and Scott Copeland, jump into Lake Andrews Friday afternoon on the Lewiston campus. Fifty years ago they organized the first Puddle Jump and vowed to return for the 50th anniversary. Visit sunjournal.com to watch a video of the event. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Bates College students jump Friday afternoon into Lake Andrews, also known as The Puddle, on the Lewiston campus. It marks the 5oth anniversary of the Puddle Jump. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Bates College students jump Friday afternoon into Lake Andrews, also known as The Puddle, during the 50th anniversary of the Puddle Jump at the Lewiston campus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Bates College students jump Friday afternoon into Lake Andrews, also known as The Puddle, during the 50th anniversary of the Puddle Jump at the Lewiston campus. From left are Ainsley Fiske, Molly Kelley and Dylan Stachtiaris. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Bates College students jump Friday afternoon into Lake Andrews, also known as The Puddle, during the 50th anniversary of the Puddle Jump at the Lewiston campus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Bates College students jump Friday afternoon into Lake Andrews, also known as The Puddle, during the 50th anniversary of the Puddle Jump at the Lewiston campus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

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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