YEAR
OFF .Organizers of the International Big Rideau Lake
Speed Skating Marathon have decided to take a year off.
The volunteers at Portland Outdoors are taking a year off
to come back next year with renewed strength. Read
more here
Portland
Outdoors president attends Speed Skating Canada's 122nd
AGM and Coaching Symposium in Richmond B.C. here
(155KB PDF file).
Jan 31, 2009 - Adrian Loewen of Ottawa and Susan Cameron of
Edmonton were crowned the top male and female skaters in the
sixth International Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Marathon
held in Portland, Ontario on Saturday. It
was Loewen’s second win in Portland while it was Cameron’s
first trip across the country to compete. Skate the Lake VI
was honoured to host Rick Mercer in town of the Rick Mercer
Report. Visit
our multi media page for coverage...
Rick
Mercer of the Rick Mercer Report visited Portland during the
Sixth International Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Marathon
held Jan 31 2009. The show (featured above) aired Feb. 24
and was watched by 1 million Canadians from Vancouver to Halifax.
Skate
the Lake has been Featured on CBC television, Cottage Life,
Toronto Star, FaSST, Ottawa Citizen, Brockville R&T, Kingston
Whig Standard, SchaatsSport, SchaatsMarathon, Ottawa Sun,
CTV NEWS, The A-Channel, CKWS TV. CJOH TV and more
Portland is close to Ottawa (70 minutes) close to Kingston (45
minutes) close to Vermont, Quebec, Toronto, Montreal and New
York.
Come to Portland Ontario for Mountain Biking, Canoeing, Speedskating.
Cross Country Skiing and other Outdoor Activities. Close to Kingston,
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