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The United States Economic Census [4] tracks down to the Recreational Goods Rental level only, [5] and canoe livery is a subclass of this category. As of 2002, the category had 1,757 establishments employing at least one employee, with revenue of US$521,783,000 and a payroll of US$126,376,000 covering 7,416 people. [ 6 ]
Once a logging river during the Michigan forestry boom at the turn of the 20th century, the river is now primarily used for recreation, and is a state-designated natural river. It is a popular river for canoeing , with no portages or dams and an average depth of 18 inches, to 5 feet in downtown Omer.
[2] [5] Now called the DesPlaines River Canoe & Kayak Marathon, it is the second oldest continuously held canoe race in the United States." [5] Ralph was a founding board member and lifelong supporter of the Chicago Maritime Society and supportive of its efforts to build the Chicago Maritime Museum to fully tell Chicago maritime history.
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Gallup Park is located on the Huron River at Geddes Pond, an impoundment of the river created by Geddes Dam. [1] [2] The 69-acre (28 ha) park contains a series of artificial islands in Geddes Pond, with bridges between the islands creating a 1.65-mile (2.66 km) trail loop that connects both sides of the river.
The Au Sable River Canoe Marathon, presented by Consumers Energy, (also stylized as the AuSable River Canoe Marathon) is an annual 120 mi (193 km) canoe race in Michigan from Grayling to Oscoda. Nicknamed and known simply as "The Marathon," it first ran in 1947, and is perhaps the oldest marathon canoe race in the United States, and is the ...
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Champions of the 2001 Triple Crown Canoe Racing, their second Triple Crown Championship in a row, Serge Corbin (L), 44, of St-Boniface de Shawinigan, Quebec, and Jeff Kolka, 42, of Grayling, Michigan. The Triple Crown of Canoe Racing (French: La Triple Couronne de Canots Long Parcours) is a canoe marathon series consisting of: