Rockport: Erika Batchelder and Mike Palladino work on their cardboard vessel for the Race to the Bottom boat race at Back Beach Saturday. Only certains items, such as 2 pieces of cardboard, duct tape, 25 feet of string, a yard stick, two pieces of wood and a razor knife can be used in the construction of the boat that will hopefully stay afloat. The Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia Lodge held this fund raising event and each year it attracts more builders and spectators .Mary Muckenhoupt/Gloucester Daily Times

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