The fifth anniversary of the International Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Marathon was held Saturday January 26, 2008. Under perfect conditions, on perfect lake ice, record crowds came out to see Youri Juteau of Normanville,Quebec and Kathie Zapotocki of Zionsville, Pennsylvania skate to victory in the 50 kilometer race. Click here for more. 

See you all next year at the sixth International Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Marathon Saturday January 31, 2009



* PORTLAND, ONTARIO - DEC 20, 2007 - Portland Outdoors receives annual Scotland Funeral Home Service Grant. Read more...
* Check out the Lens Cove Marina WEBCAM in Portland. It is winter!
* PORTLAND, ONTARIO - AUG 30, 2007 - Portland Outdoors is proud to announce a one-year sponsorship agreement with Tim-Br Mart of Westport. Read more...

BrockNews.ca. was at Skate the Lake 5
 Jan 26, 2008 See their special edition

 
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Portland is close to Ottawa (70 minutes) close to Kingston (45 minutes) close to Vermont, Quebec, Toronto, Montreal and New York.

 2008 photos

 
Photo by Gord Harrington

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