NEWRY – Maine Handicapped Skiing, Maine’s largest year-round adaptive recreation program for adults and children with physical disabilities, is offering a season of summer adaptive activities, including lessons in kayaking, canoeing, golf and cycling at various locations throughout Maine, all free.

Activities will include cycling at Back Bay on Marginal Way, Portland; canoeing and kayaking at Range Ponds State Park, Poland; river trips on the Androscoggin; and golf at Toddy Brook Golf Course, Yarmouth.

Maine Handicapped Skiing is a volunteer-based organization, 350+ strong, that provides adaptive sports activities to children and adults with physical disabilities so they can have a fun experience while learning new skills that will carry over into their everyday lives.

Maine Handicapped Skiing will conduct its fifth Summer Sports Challenge on Saturday, Aug. 13, at Range Ponds State Park.

Teams of up to six people swim, run, canoe, bike and kayak a total of 35 miles in a competitive relay race open to all athletes.

The Summer Sports Challenge offers a competitive race for able-bodied and disabled athletes. Volunteers are needed.

To participate or volunteer for the challenge or learn more about summer activities, go online at www.skimhs.org or call 800-639-7770; write MHS at 8 Sundance Lane, Newry, ME 04261; or email MHS at [email protected].