Angers Nautique Aviron has kept alive, during 150 years, the old (and future?) face of Maine

The open day Angers Nautique Aviron had offered on September 2nd to inhabitants interested by rowing was also, and maybe, above all an open view on the Maine river and its banks. Viewed at the level of the water these give to the walker a striking contrast. 

On the left of the river, the quayside road gives off permanent smokes and rumbles. Viewed from the right bank, the quay looks like a ugly and hostile wall which . On the opposite, the right bank where Angers Nautique Aviron set up - 150 years ago - has kept, maybe thanks to the presence of the oldest sports club of the city its face of yesteryear.

A path unrolled along the river, under the bridges, winds between trees and flowers. The side gives a nice and sweet transition between land and water whose babbling is audible. The atmosphere gets even a supplementary appeal thanks to the music coming from the open air restaurant located near the rowing club. 

If that open day of Angers Nautique Aviron has convinced some young Angers "to go aboard", the iniative was, unconsciously (?), a call to discover the pleasures of the Maine and the interest to protect it. Angers Nautique Aviron help the Maine to survive and, possibly, to revive.