Above: The Harrigan Family, (L-R); Eamonn, Mary, Dan, Lauren and Caitlin. The Harrigans celebrated their family tradition of hosting the
25th Annual Turkey Trot Road Race in Caribou on Saturday, Nov. 27th, 2010. Opposite: The 2010 Turkey Trot gets underway.
Below: Turkey Trot family runners, Bruce Freme and his son, Tim.
and that one year we did have
to relocate the finish line
because of the icy parking
lot.”
With Dr. Harrigan as
Race Director, and the
Harrigan family working
the registration table, the
tradition has also continued
with the Small Family of
Caribou working at, and
running the race. Brotherin-law, Dr. Craig Small,
and daughter, Paige, help
out on the race course, and
sister-in-law, Jane Small,
and daughter, Abby, have
run the race for the past
several years. Dr. Harrigan
explains that a running joke,
no pun intended, over the
years has been that he tells
all participants, “to run until
they see my brother-in-law,
then turn around at the cone
and head back to the high
school.”
Although the Harrigan
family members are all
runners, Lauren is the only
one who has taken some
time out of working the
registration table to run
a few races. Dr. Harrigan
usually runs the course after
the race is over to check out
his time.
Aside from the fact that
each year, “Tom Turkey,”
registers for, and runs the
race, in hot pursuit by
Chef “Where’s Waldo”
Libby equipped with a
carving knife and turkey
baster, there are many
other fun historical facts to
remember about the Turkey
Trot Race. Incidentally, for
the past 7 or 8 years, Tom
Turkey is also known as
Paul Lamoreau of Presque
Isle, a local teacher and
cross-country coach; and
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