Adirondack Canoe Classic

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The Adirondack Canoe Classic, also known as the 90-miler, is a three-day, 90-mile (140 km) canoe race from Old Forge to Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks of New York, USA. The race has drawn as many as 500 competitors from California to Florida, New Zealand and Canada paddling 250 canoes, kayaks and guideboats. ^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Held every fall since 1983, the race follows routes traveled by the region’s early settlers and Adirondack guides, a chain of lakes, rivers and carries that is sometimes called the "Highway of the Adirondacks"; it is also the first leg of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail.

The route encompasses the Fulton Chain Lakes, Raquette Lake, the Marion River, the Eckford Chain of Lakes, Blue Mountain Lake, Long Lake and into the Raquette River, Upper Saranac Lake, Middle Saranac Lake, the Saranac River, Oseetah Lake and Lake Flower; the race ends at Prescott Park in the village of Saranac Lake. There are 5.25 miles (8.45 km) miles of carries.^[4]

Classes include C1, C2, C4, K1, K2, War Canoe and Guideboats.^[5]

The race is hosted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Central Adirondack Association, and the Adirondack Watershed Alliance.^[6] In 2005 and 2006, the event was named race of the year by the New York Marathon Canoe Racing Association. ^[7]