Cynthia DeSoi, right, of Greene helps Cameron Brown of Lewiston, Brad Olesen of Lewiston and Amy Smith of Lewiston remove a 45-foot crew boat Friday from the top of a van near Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The boat, called a shell, is one of three that belong to a new program called Lewiston Rowing. The program will be based near the park and will offer classes and teach children how to row. Smith said the four-person boat will be on display Tuesday during Touch a Boat on Bartlett Street and emphasize water safety. A new dock being installed on the Androscoggin River by the city of Lewiston and two more crew boats will be in town by July 24 for the Riverfest Regatta, Smith said. DeSoi said she rowed in high school and in college. She picked the sport back up during the COVID-19 pandemic and is thrilled that a rowing program is coming to Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Amy Smith of Lewiston, left, Cynthia DeSoi of Greene, second from left, and Lewiston residents Cameron Brown and Brad Olesen discuss removing a 45-foot crew boat Friday from the top of a van near Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The boat, called a shell, is one of three boats that belong to a new program called Lewiston Rowing. The program will be based near the park and will offer classes and teach children how to row. Smith said the four-person boat will be on display Tuesday during a Touch a Boat on Bartlett Street that will emphasize water safety. A new dock being installed on the Androscoggin River by the city of Lewiston and two more crew boats will be in town by July 24 for the Riverfest Regatta, Smith said. DeSoi said she rowed in high school and in college and picked the sport back up during the COVID-19 pandemic. She said she is thrilled that a rowing program is coming to Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Amy Smith arrives Friday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston with a 45-foot crew boat, one of three belonging to a new program called Lewiston Rowing. The program will be based near the park and offer classes and teach children how to row. Smith said the four-person boat, or shell, will be on display Tuesday during “Touch a Boat” on Bartlett Street that will emphasize water safety. A new dock being installed on the Androscoggin River by the city of Lewiston and two more crew boats will be in town by July 24 for the Riverfest Regatta, Smith said. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo