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‘Otterly Hopeless’ trio defends outhouse race title
The Otterly Hopeless team, left, rips through the TP finish line stretched across South Street in the final heat in Saturday morning’s Bristol Outhouse Races to win the Golden Plunger. The winning trio held off the Mt. Abe lacrosse team coming in second, right, and Blue Ledge Farm coming in third, middle. Members of the Bristol Botanicals team, left, raced well in the first heat, didn’t win, but they did sport festive floral attire that earned them the title of Best Decorated Outhouse. Independent photos/Steve James
July 9, 2026
One of Bristol’s most unique traditions took place on July 4th, the famous Outhouse Races.
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