They Did It! 4 Mainers Walk In Their Fathers’ Footsteps From South Portland to Fenway

THEY DID IT!  Four Mainers literally walked in their father's footsteps from South Portland to Fenway Park to raise money for a great cause.

Denise Payette-Holmes, Peter Wildes, Link Erskine, and Joe McHugh left South Portland at Noon this past Tuesday and landed at Fenway Sunday afternoon before the Sox-Phillies game. They braved 95-degree temperatures, tropical storm Elsa, numerous blisters, sore muscles, and Massachusetts drivers to complete their epic journey. And did it all for a great cause-The Jimmy Fund.

In 1973, Norm Payette, Wilbur Wildes, Ge Erskine, and Dave McHugh walked from South Portland to Fenway Park to raise money for the Jimmy Fund. Now, 48 years later, the children of these men have replicated that walk to pay homage to their Dads.

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Here's a photo from the Original Four from 1973.

The "Fenway For our Fathers," walk raised over $38,000 (so far) for the incredible Jimmy Fund, an organization that is near and dear to Mainers and the Red Sox. The Jimmy Fund supports Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, raising funds for adult and pediatric cancer care.

Why replicate this walk? From the Fenway For Our Fathers fundraising website:

Wilbur, Ge, and Norm have passed, Dave is still with us. Our father’s walk has been part of the legacy of each of our families, gaining stature through the years. We felt it was time to pay homage to them by the four of us retracing our father’s steps and recreate that walk, hopefully leaving behind a further legacy for our children and our children’s children.

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According to Google Maps, the distance is 109 miles with a total walking time of around 36 hours. Unbelievable!