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Paddle to the Adironduck Race

3/31/2017

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​​If you have never heard of the AdironDUCK Race in Croghan, stop reading this and go to this link!

www.adironduckrace.com

 ​The short story is that the Oswegatchie Educational Center will race as many as 10,000 rubber ducks down our small river section. The last Sunday in April is filled with a pancake breakfast, an Adirondack storyteller, vendors, etc! When the sun is shining, the duck race draws in roughly 2,000 people for the day. Just about everybody gets to Oswegatchie by car, but we do have a few motorcycles, bikes, ATVs, and occasionally a seaplane.
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​So why do I propose you “Paddle” to the Adironduck Race? Its seems like a bit odd of a proposition...  I have become acquainted with some local paddling groups and I thought to myself how sweet it would be to arrive to the duck race ala canoe or kayak! So here I write this piece to entice you into a little adventure.
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Pack up your canoe, kayak, or guide boat and travel to Croghan, I will leave those directions up to you. Once you get to Croghan, head north on 812 and turn onto Belfort Road. Follow that for 4 miles to the City of the Future known as Belfort. Once there, turn right at the Belfort Inn onto Long Pond Road and drive roughly 3 miles till you get to Prentice Road on the right. Now things get interesting.
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​You will need to travel about 5 miles down this back road till you find a sign that says “Long Pond Cooperator Area”. Just 100 yards past that down the hill will be the turn into the south end of Long Pond. This secluded beach is the perfect place to launch a small craft onto a scenic pond early in the morning. With only one cabin on the south end of Long Pond, it’s a spectacular place for quiet water paddling. If you go straight north up the pond, you will find the Oswegatchie Camp! It will be impossible to miss. From the south end to the north end, its only 1.5 miles and has plenty of open water for side trips.
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If you do make it to Long Pond to paddle into our event, please leave space for others to pull in. You will find the "turn around" at the south end there is plenty of space.
 
Lastly, GPS is unreliable as you approach our site, we recommend not using it, but following our directions.
 
In advance, we thank you for your patronage and visit to Oswegatchie. We hope you will find the Adironduck Race to be as much fun as we do!
 
Excelsior,
Bill Waite
Program Director 
 
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