Abe’s River Race is a fun, family float that offers men, women and youth the opportunity to paddle 13.5 miles down the Sangamon River in canoes, kayaks and wooden boats. This year’s course is slightly longer than years’ past, running from Irwin Bridge to Lincoln’s Riverside Park. A shuttle will leave Riverbank Lodge in Petersburg […]
Abe’s River Race
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Rolling on the river
PHOTO BY DAN WILLIAMS Abe’s River Race, an American Canoe Association sanctioned six-mile canoe and kayak race put on by Lincoln Heritage Water Trail Association, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5, on the Sangamon River in Menard County. Racing and recreational canoe and kayak divisions will leave from Gudeel Bridge Road and end at […]
