September 02, 2008
The 90-miler.
This weekend will see the annual running (?) of the Adirondack Canoe Classic, a canoe race of three days, eight portages, and, well, 90 miles. Classes include one- and two-person canoes and kayaks, War Canoes, and for that touch of authenticity, beautiful Adirondack Guideboats. Can't afford one? Build your own!
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Anyone that doesn't love cedar strip boats has lost all sense of beauty. A friend an I set up to build two cedar strip canoes many years ago, some personal events prevented me from helping him finish the boats, but the process was more art than construction.... Thanks for the links!
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I just canoed up in the Adirondacks last week. Another 89 or so miles and I would have covered this distance. I assume these "competitors" don't have to go over any beaver dams.