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The World’s Most Grueling Canoe Race

The World’s Most Grueling Canoe Race

Chasing bragging rights in a 120-mile canoe marathon

Jul 08, 2023
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Paddlers jockeying for position at the start of the AuSable Canoe Marathon, a 120-mile overnight race that has been contested since 1947.

Michiganites take their canoe racing very seriously, even erecting a canoers monument in the town of Oscoda on Lake Huron.

Mounted on a stone base that resembles a military memorial, 2 crossed paddles salute the men and…

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