David Ellis, left, paddles blindly Saturday with only the yelled directions of his mother-in-law, Mary Beth Vander Horn, in the back of the canoe to guide them during the blindfold race at the Canton Lake Days celebration in Canton. Behind them, participants Caroline Rothrock and Ian Kupitz also struggle to keep their canoe moving forward. The Lake Anasagunticook Association’s event featured the unusual canoe race, music and a slip and slide for kids. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal