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2009 Skate the Lake 6 Pictures
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Jan. 31, 2009. Three time Olympic short track skating medalist Tania Vincent, Portland Outdoors president Marco Smits and
Rick Mercer of theRick Mercer Report share laughs at the Sixth International Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Marathon Jan 31 2009.
The Rick Mercer Report featuring Skate the Lake will air later this month.
  


CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO CHRIS ALLAN ON LAKE 88.1 FROM PERTH. JAN. 28 2009
* Feb 5 2009 Frontpage of The Review-Mirror Newspaper


Adrian Loewen (right) wins 50K, Benoit Letourneau (left) takes silver.

* Report on Benoit Letourneau on Road Rash Chronicles
* Peter Doucet writes on SpeedSkateWorld.com
* Marty Burke's outstanding Skate the lake portfolio (all the way back to 2005)
* Every year Alicia has great pics

Mike Rivet signals the last lap... Susan Cameron of Edmonton takes first with the women in the 50K


The Delta Mill Society wins Best Dressed team at the 5X1K relay


Jan. 26 2009. Five days to go. Ijsmeesters Rob D. and Bob P. are pleased with the progress on the weekend, while Buzz Boles smiles
from ear to ear after he and his crew put up several buildings

Three Portland Outdoors co founders plotting the course
Jan 15 2009. Two of them hold pink noodles.

A plow and our Olympia at work in Portland Sunday Jan 18 2009

What our friends are doing part 1: Volunteers at the Spencerville
bring the zamboni out on 8 inches of ice in the pond
(emailed to us Jan 13).



Full moon set over Big Rideau Lake on the morning of Jan 10 2009





Jan 7 2009. A lone skiier on the Big Rideau where the oval is going to be


Dec. 16 2008. Skate the Lake volunteer and sponsor (Westport TIMBR-Mart)
Paul Herlehy and Marco Smits enjoying a skate on a nearby lake


What our friends are doing part 2: Robert Veronne in Rochester
is "growing ice" for his Feb. 7 and 8 races. (emailed to us Jan 11)


On a blistery morning, Hugh Colton came to Portland to plug our event on Lake 88 radio.



Jan. 8 2009. Alex McKinney of the Loonie Curling Club (the only one-sheet rink sanctioned by the Ontario Curling Association hangs up the new STL poster
 



 




 
 


 

 
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