Event Date

Saturday, May 4, 2024

CANTON -- Canton Canoe Weekend is celebrating 62 years on May 3-5. On Saturday, May 4, there will be a variety of activities from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at Taylor Park. The day begins with recreational races at 9:30 a.m. of one, four and eight miles in length on the Grasse River. There will be a special division in the one- and four-mile races for paddlers in Rushton style boats. This ‘Rushton Cup’ event is sponsored by Slipstream Watercraft and will feature special awards. The Saturday morning recreational races will be followed at 12:30 p.m. by pro and amateur races in solo canoes and kayaks, and features the C-1 Men’s and Women’s Pro World Championships held on the Grasse and Little Rivers. DJ Double Dutch will provide music, and GT’s Family Restaurant will be at Taylor Park cooking their famous chicken BBQ from 12:30 to 4 p.m. or until sold out. The BBQ will be available for picnicking at the Park or as takeout. At 3:30 p.m. the Joe Randi/Rushton Relay Race takes place. This is a two-mile relay race with classes for family and friends, high school, college challenge and open division teams. The day will conclude at 4:30 p.m. with a raffle drawing for a Slipstream Watercraft 14 pound “Wee Lassie” canoe and other prizes. Raffle tickets will be on sale throughout the day in Taylor Park. www.cantoncanoeweekend.org.