FRYEBURG - Every summer thousands of tourists go to Fryeburg Maine, home of the Saco River, for a canoe trip. Recently some canoers stopped coming after dozens of newspaper articles about partying and drunks on the river. It left many people asking the question, is the river safe for families?
“The Saco is suitable and enjoyable for the entire family,” stated Allen Russell, a canoer who owns one of the numerous canoe businesses, “It is a relaxing outing on the river where you can swim and soak up sun on the beaches.”
Of those people who do drink on the river there is twice as many who don’t. They have a good time enjoying nature. Even those who do drink, drink socially and