Cardboard Boat Race

I had a blast with this one today, plus I'm long overdue for a blog post! Things have been busy and I'm excited to share some more of my recent work, it's just gonna have to wait one more week because I'll be traveling through Boston first :)

As always, thanks for looking!

For The Akron Beacon Journal

Kathy Liszka of One of a Kind Pet Rescue poses for a picture with Carter, an adoptable Chihuahua, and One of a Kind Pet's race boat at the Cardboard Boat Race event hosted by TWO MEN AND A TRUCK on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Turkeyfoot Beach of Portage Lakes in Akron. The event kicked off the Movers for Mutts drive, sponsored by local businesses, where all proceeds went toward One of a Kind Pet Rescue.

Lily Snyder, 6, of Tallmadge howls out the window of her firetruck cardboard boat at the Cardboard Boat Race event hosted by TWO MEN AND A TRUCK on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Turkeyfoot Beach of Portage Lakes in Akron.

Racers take the water at the Cardboard Boat Race event hosted by TWO MEN AND A TRUCK on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Turkeyfoot Beach of Portage Lakes in Akron.

One of a Kind Pet Rescue struggles early on as their boat tips over (right) alongside TWO MEN AND A TRUCK's space-themed boat (left) at the start of the Cardboard Boat Race event hosted by TWO MEN AND A TRUCK on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Turkeyfoot Beach of Portage Lakes in Akron.

Brayden Higgins (center), 7, of Cuyahoga Falls paddles in the "dino cruiser" with the Burning River Adventures team at the Cardboard Boat Race event hosted by TWO MEN AND A TRUCK on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Turkeyfoot Beach of Portage Lakes in Akron.

Gary McBride, 2, of Cuyahoga Falls, wears a sailor hat to represent for the Burning River Adventures team at the Cardboard Boat Race event hosted by TWO MEN AND A TRUCK on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Turkeyfoot Beach of Portage Lakes in Akron.

Cardboard boat racers make their way to the buoy at the Cardboard Boat Race event hosted by TWO MEN AND A TRUCK on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Turkeyfoot Beach of Portage Lakes in Akron.

Mike Maher (center) of Cuyahoga Falls cheers after leading the "Dino cruiser" sponsored by Burning River Adventure to victory at the Cardboard Boat Race event hosted by TWO MEN AND A TRUCK on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Turkeyfoot Beach of Portage Lakes in Akron.

Several boats capsize coming back toward the buoy at the Cardboard Boat Race event hosted by TWO MEN AND A TRUCK on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Turkeyfoot Beach of Portage Lakes in Akron.

Remnants of the Scooby Doo themed AUI boat after the Cardboard Boat Race event hosted by TWO MEN AND A TRUCK on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Turkeyfoot Beach of Portage Lakes in Akron.