STRATTON – Members of the Dead River Historical Society have requested a grant of $13,070 from the Sugarloaf Charitable Trust to install handicapped access at its museum.

The society will sponsor a walk-a-ton at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 10, to raise money for the project, which will include a ramp and inside changes.

Starting line-up will be at the Camden National Bank parking lot, going along School Street, turning around at the site of the old dump two miles away and returning to the bank parking lot.

It will be an activity for all ages, from kindergartners through senior citizens. Drinks and snacks will be provided at each mile marker along the way. A local restaurant has donated a $50 gift certificate to the adult bringing in the most money and a business has donated a $25 gift certificate for the child bringing in the most money.

The Davis Family Foundation has awarded a grant of $5,000 for the project, and the society is waiting to hear from other foundations. The remaining cost is $8,070.

Participants may start collecting pledges as soon as they receive the pledge sheets, which can be picked up at Northland Cash. They need to be turned in at the walk-a-thon on May 10.

For more information, call Mary Henderson at 246-2271. All are welcome to join the walk.