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Kenduskeag Canoe Race Co-Founder Sonny Colburn Dies at 93, Weeks Before 59th Run
Colburn and Lew "Spook" Gilman turned a failed fundraiser idea into a race that has drawn more than 42,000 paddlers since 1967.
Maine Business Wire reported on Bangor Furniture on October 2, 2026.
October 2, 2026
Colburn, who managed Bangor Furniture a few doors from the city's parks and recreation office, took the proposal to the department, which needed a new fundraiser after a bicycle race had not succeeded.

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Colburn and Lew "Spook" Gilman turned a failed fundraiser idea into a race that has drawn more than 42,000 paddlers since 1967.