Adirondack paddling returns
Paddling season in the Adirondacks ramps up soon — the ‘Round The Mountain Canoe & Kayak Race is set for May 9, marking the region’s spring paddling kickoff. (northeastexplorer.com)
Online registration for the race closes Friday, May 8 at 11:59 p.m.; there is no day‑of signup, the entry fee is $35 per person, and Northern Forest Canoe Trail members receive a 15% discount. (webscorer.com: ) (webscorer.com) The event’s official start is staged at Ampersand Bay Resort on Lower Saranac Lake with a published 11:00 a.m. start time for the 10.5‑mile field. (adkoutfitters.com: ) (adirondackoutfitters.com) The course tracks west on Lower Saranac to the mouth of the Saranac River opposite Bluff Island, continues downriver with a short carry around the Lower Locks, proceeds through Oseetah Lake and finishes at Lake Flower / Riverfront Park in the village of Saranac Lake. (northeastexplorer.com: ) (northeastexplorer.com) Organized by the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, the race fields multiple boat classes, caps team entries at eight paddlers per team, and requires a U.S. Coast Guard‑approved personal flotation device to be worn at all times. (northernforestcanoetrail.org: ) (northernforestcanoetrail.org) Last year’s edition drew more than 200 paddlers, and the RTM remains one of several signature events in the Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s Adirondack race series alongside the Adirondack Canoe Classic and the Long Lake Long Boat Regatta. (adirondackdailyenterprise.com: ) (adirondackdailyenterprise.com)
