Episode 72: Main Street 2026

BirkieGuide.com Podcast by Ari Ofsevit

Apr 2, 202650:50Sports & Recreation

We call it the Main Street podcast but most of it this year was on the Lake. Relive the Birkie with friends old and new in the final kilometer across Lake Hayward, this year with good audio thanks to our Patreon supporte...

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