Canoochee River Race and Festival

By John Bennett

February 26, 2008

The April 5 Race benefits the Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper. Registration begins at 7am. John Boats in the Water at 7:30am and a shotgun start of Open Division at 8am followed by Recreation Division.

Starting line is at The Rocks Landing Hwy 301 Bridge in Claxton.  The
race is 11 miles long and ends at ‘Groveland Park’ Hwy 280 Bridge, Bryan
County and Evans County Line. There will be a shuttle in the morning.  Contestants are asked to unload their boats at the starting line, drive to the finish line to park and then we will provide shuttle back to the starting line. Registration is $35 per paddler, $45 after March 15th.

The Canoochee River Festival will begin at 10 a.m. at  Groveland Park with booths sponsored by the Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper , the Department of Natural Resources and Georgia Forestry. Additional attractions include a snake and reptile exhibit, boat making demonstration, a Native-American artifacts display, a swamp hollering contest, a frog jumping contest, a bug identification contest and a food vendors.

For more information and to register for the race contact Melanie Hendrix at (912) 764-2017 or mhendrix@ocrk.org

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