Abby Jensen & Ben Welbourne, at Post Office Park – The Day Before Their Peaks Island Wedding.

The”Knowledge is Power”  Team Finds A Clue in Front of a Newspaper Box in the Old Port.

Team “Unique” Finished in Third Place out of Twelve Teams. Photo Taken at the Paper Patch, Exchange Street.  Each Team was Composed of Five or Six Members.

One team Finds A Clue Under a Mail Box on Exchange Street.

The YES Team Took First Place in the Scavenger Hunt Today; Elizabeth Caton is in the Front Right Row and her Husband Mike is Directly Behind Her. The Photo was Taken at The Paper Patch – one of the Stops on the Scavenger Hunt.

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,701)

“We sat down at the Thirsty Pig and had an IPA.  Then  we solved the cross word puzzle,” said Mike Caton late this afternoon at Post Office Park in the Old Port.  Caton and his wife Elizabeth were members of the YES Team that won First Place in a scavenger hunt that  this afternoon on Exchange Street. The cross word puzzle was all about Maine and members of the twelve participating teams had to go on-line to do the puzzle..  The Catons might have had a slight advantage since this couple grew up in Deering Center, although they currently live in Boston.  “No doubt that IPA helped us solve the puzzle,” said Mike laughing.  (See bottom right photo of the couple.)

Abby Jensen and Ben Welbourne are to be married tomorrow at the Peaks Island Inn. The couple met six years ago in college – the College of Wooster, Ohio. From Michigan, she was a biology major and Ben an international affairs major from Massachusetts.  Most recently they have been living in Boston.  Because of family ties to Maine. the couple decided to have a Maine wedding.  Following a wedding at which she plans on wearing her mother’s wedding gown, the couple will embark on a three week honeymoon to Bali and Borneo. (See above left photo of the couple.)

Four years ago, Abby gave a scavenger hunt for Ben’s birthday.  That was in Boston.  The  hunt included a surprise visit from Ben’s family; his parents and sister – who were all part of the hunt today.

Following their honeymoon the couple will relocate to New York City.  Abby has accepted a position at Columbia University.  She will be an administrative assistant fot special projects for environmental matters in the public health department.  Ben works for a start-up educational company that he can take with him to New York City.

By the way, the First Place winners of the Scavenger Hunt won:  a homemade blueberry pie, free ferry tickets to Peaks Island, tickets to cut in the drink line at the after party, a jar of bubbles to blow….