CANOE RACE FUN? BANK ON IT

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  June 3, 2000 ;     431 words ......during Sunday's 40th annual Mid-American Canoe Race. All are sure to quench a thirst for...members and friends participating in the canoe race," Special Events Coordinator, Nancy Feely...pizza. The finish line for the 22-mile canoe race again is at Aurora's McCullough Park...

Canoe race a 6-mile jaunt

Courier News (Elgin, IL);  July 28, 2008 ;     322 words ......will be a shorter, milder Mid-America Canoe Race this year. The race, scheduled for the...Bridge in Batavia. Traditionally, the canoe race has been on the first Sunday in June...races all will be part of the fun. The canoe race is open to the public. The race starts...

Canoe race nets $6,000; paddlers pushing for an encore in 2008

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  June 12, 2007 ;     285 words ...AURORA - The "Paddle the Fox" canoe race is getting such rave reviews that it...substitute for the 15-mile Mid-America Canoe Race, which the Fox Valley Park District canceled...accomplished easily. The Mid-America Canoe Race is expected to return next June, but...

42nd Annual Mid-American Canoe Race

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  June 3, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Sunday as they complete the Mid-America Canoe Race. Jenny and Ed Bernal lead their pack...River during the 42nd Annual Mid-American Canoe Race on Sunday. (ABN photo) Jim Wollwert...Batavia dam Sunday during the Mid America Canoe Race. "I thought of what would be the funniest...

Bridge reconstruction cancels Fox canoe race this summer

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  February 14, 2007 ;     449 words ......Aurora during the 46th Annual Mid-American Canoe Race when more than 300 contestants took to...Wilson Street bridge, the Mid-American Canoe Race will take a one-year hiatus this year...and nature as the Annual Mid-American Canoe Race does," but details have not been released...

Bridge work forces cancellation of canoe race

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  February 9, 2007 ;     407 words ......Wilson Street bridge, the Mid-American Canoe Race will take a one-year hiatus this year...and nature as the Annual Mid-American Canoe Race does," but details have not been released...take 10 months. The first Mid-American Canoe Race was held in 1960. Avid racer Bob Gaul...

Canoe race cut to 6 miles

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  July 25, 2008 ;     301 words ......will be a shorter, milder Mid-America Canoe Race this year. The race, scheduled for the...Bridge in Batavia. Traditionally, the canoe race has been on the first Sunday in June...races will all be part of the fun. The canoe race is open to the public. The race starts...

This is the year of the asterisk for the Mid-American Canoe Race

Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  May 31, 1997 ;     659 words ......of the asterisk for the Mid-American Canoe Race -- first held on the Fox River in 1961...three-quarters of the way across the river. The canoe race usually starts in South Elgin, a few...Des Plaines Classic, the other major canoe race in the area, had about 600 entries last...

Bridge work in Batavia sinks canoe race

Courier News (Elgin, IL);  February 9, 2007 ;     444 words ......Aurora during the 46th annual Mid-American Canoe Race in June 2006. Work scheduled to begin...Wilson Street bridge, the Mid-American Canoe Race will take a one-year hiatus this year...and nature as the Annual Mid-American Canoe Race does," but details have not been released...

Canoe Race Launch set

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  June 1, 2005 ;     404 words ......will paddle it in Sunday's Mid-American Canoe Race. The vessel is made of cedar, oak and...divisions will compete at the Mid-American Canoe Race on Sunday, but the craft that Tom Wakolbinger...expected to participate in the amateur canoe race that is open to canoeists 14 years of...

Mid-America Canoe Race

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  July 30, 2008 ;     305 words ......will be a shorter, milder Mid-America Canoe Race this year. The race, scheduled for the...Bridge in Batavia. Traditionally, the canoe race has been on the first Sunday in June...races will all be part of the fun. The canoe race is open to the public. The race starts...

MID-AMERICAN CANOE RACE COMPETITORS PADDLE INTO TOWN SUNDAY

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  June 5, 1998 ;     507 words ...Competitors in the 36th annual Mid-American Canoe Race Sunday will not have to paddle as long or as far...some activities being held in conjunction with the canoe race: Canoe Race Finish Line Activities will be on the island near...

FESTIVALS ADD TO FUN OF SUNDAY'S MID-AMERICA CANOE RACE

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  May 31, 1997 ;     275 words ......Fox River for the grueling Mid-American Canoe Race Sunday, bystanders will be partying on...In Batavia, a good spot to watch the canoe race is Clark Island Park, where the 15th...scheduled for 3 p.m. The 35th Mid-American Canoe Race will begin at 7 a.m. from Mount St. Mary...

River canoe race lands professor in hot water

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  March 19, 2005 ;     110 words ......creating a hazard and failing to obtain a special permit to operate a canoe race he annually runs on the Green River. The government on Thursday...the 62-mile route of the "I'll-Do-Anything-for-a-Few-More- Points Canoe Race" became overdue.

Canoe race welcomes both fun and competition

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  June 7, 2006 ;     568 words ......Sunday during the 46th Annual Mid-American Canoe Race on the Fox River. More then 300 canoeists...competition is tough for the Mid-American Canoe Race. But for most of the paddlers of all...to Miller, many who participate in the canoe race do so as a tradition. Most of the ...