- June 28, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Angela Wing demonstrates how a portable and inflatable standup paddleboard is in a backpack at Southern Kennebec SUP Rentals on Thursday in Augusta. Southern Kennebec SUP is one of four business that will be opening on Front Street this summer. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo
AUGUSTA — When Angela Wing and Keith Bellefleur saw the listing for space available for rent on Augusta’s Front Street earlier this year, they reached out right away.
Wing and Bellefleur, owners of Southern Kennebec SUP Rentals, were looking for a base for their business during a year of transition, and the space facing the Kennebec River in downtown Augusta seemed like the perfect fit.
They and the owners of three other businesses will take advantage of the seasonal spaces at the lowest level of 275-283 Water St.
“The whole idea is to get things going on the river,” building owner Richard Parkhurst said.
For years, as the buildings in downtown Augusta have…
