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Ethan Young, 13, of Eastman, Mass., rides an oversized cardboard L.L.Bean boot through the finish line Saturday at the Cardboard Box Race at Mt. Abram Ski & Ride in Greenwood. With temperatures during the day hitting 50 degrees, the slushy spring course made for a fun challenge.
Oren Kuhn of Berlin, Mass., sits beside his handmade Rocky and Bullwinkle sled Saturday ahead of the Cardboard Box Race at Mt. Abram Ski & Ride in Greenwood. Though Kuhn had planned to race it himself, his 10-year-old daughter, Anya, stepped in as the driver when they discovered the race was for kids only.
Tracen Svendberg, 11, of Greenwood looks over his shoulder Saturday after narrowly avoiding a fellow racer during the Cardboard Box Race at Mt. Abram Ski & Ride in Greenwood. His hand-painted sled, which he built himself starting Wednesday night, will also be part of his homeschool portfolio.
Yuna Keough, 5, of Saco stretches out to her mom, Yunhee, as her dad, Josh, gives her a final push across the finish line Saturday during the Cardboard Box Race at Mt. Abram Ski & Ride in Greenwood. Wearing a handmade pair of cardboard skis, Yuna struggled good-naturedly with the deep slushy snow.
Participants make their way up the hill Saturday carrying cardboard sleds of all shapes and sizes to the starting line of Mt. Abram Ski & Ride’s annual Cardboard Box Race.
Participants make their way up the hill Saturday carrying cardboard sleds of all shapes and sizes to the starting line of Mt. Abram Ski & Ride’s annual Cardboard Box Race.

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