60th Canton Canoe Weekend!

Description

• Save the Date! Canton Canoe Weekend is celebrating its 60th year on May 6-8, 2022! The weekend will feature many events, old and new. In honor of the 60th year, we are excited for the return of the Friday afternoon Rushton Tour on May 6th!
• The afternoon paddle will take place between 4pm and 6pm, with a flexible start time. The recreational paddle begins at the Pyrites boat launch and continues downstream 4.5 miles, concluding at Taylor Park, following along much of the original racecourse.
• On May 7th there will be a variety of activities from 9am until 5pm at Taylor Park on the Grasse River. A new adaptive canoe and kayak launch located at the park will be dedicated in the morning as the ’John Henry Rushton ADA Adaptive Canoe/Kayak Launch‘. The dedication will be followed by a variety of recreational races, 1, 3, 5, and 8 miles in length. This year there will be a special division in the one- and three-mile races for paddlers in Rushton style boats. This new ‘Rushton Cup’ event is sponsored by Slipstream Watercraft and will feature special awards! The Saturday morning recreational races will be followed by solo canoe and kayak amateur and pro races. NCPR is our media sponsor, DJ Double Dutch will be providing music throughout the day, and a chicken BBQ is planned. TAUNY, St Lawrence County Historical Association, Commercial Press Ink, Grasse River Outfitters, Southern Tier Canoe, St Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce and other organizations will be on site to celebrate the 60th year with us! New for 2022, a number of boat builders will be present providing boats for the public to try out. Hornbeck Boats, Slipstream Watercraft and GRB Newman Designs will be at Taylor Park.
• On Sunday morning tandem canoe and kayak amateur and pro races will wrap up the weekend race schedule. While recreational races draw many local paddlers, the pro races attract paddlers from across the United States and Canada. The 2022 Canton Canoe Weekend promises to be a fun and festive event! Come out and join us! Also featured in town, at The TAUNY Center in downtown Canton, the Hornbeck Exhibit: Lightest Boats in the Deep Woods. The public is invited to take part in the festivities. Bring your Hornbeck boats to the parking lot behind TAUNY and enjoy refreshments and the music of Jamcrackers. Following this event, there will be a group paddle in the afternoon on the Grasse River.
• For more information, you may visit our website: www.cantoncanoeweekend.org