Skate the Lake V (2008)
We have collected some of the media coverage from Skate the lake V at a special 2008 media page

PORTLAND, ONTARIO - JAN 6, 2008 - Portland Outdoors is proud to announce that Danielle Strickland of Portland has won the first ever Skate the Lake poster design contest. Read more...

PORTLAND, ONTARIO - DEC 20, 2007 - Portland Outdoors is proud to announce it has been selected for the annual Scotland Funeral Home Service Grant.Read more...

PORTLAND, ONTARIO - AUG 30, 2007 - Portland Outdoors is proud to announce a one-year sponsorship agreement with Tim-Br Mart of Westport. Read more...

Skate the Lake IV (2007)
PORTLAND, ONTARIO - JAN 30, 2007Loewen, Charbonneau win fourth International Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Marathon. Read more...

PORTLAND, ONTARIO - JAN 18, 2007 Skate the Lake IV a go. Read more...

PORTLAND, ONTARIO - JAN 06, 2007 Skate race organizers facing unseasonably warm weather with confidence - Changing weather patterns challenge Portland Outdoors volunteers Read more..

PORTLAND, ONTARIO - December 2006 Big Rideau Skate the Lake IV News Update Read more...

PORTLAND, ONTARIO - October 2006 Big Rideau Skate the Lake IV News Update Read more...


Skate the Lake III (2006)
Portland, Ontario - Organizers estimated an attendance of 2,000 people over the course of two days. On Sunday, after the volunteer ice crew worked through the night to prepare the 1k oval on the shallow Portland Bay, the 5K race was delayed to 2 p.m. and the official 50K championship started at 11 a.m. Due to the efforts of the crew, the ice was in such good conditions that Rob Kramer, from Boston, Mass. broke the track record by approximately three minutes and improved it to 1:36:36.With the women, Suzanne Dionne from Chelsea, Que won for the second year in a row.
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PORTLAND, ONTARIO - December 2005 Big Rideau Skate the Lake III News Update Read more...

PORTLAND, ONTARIO - JAN 12, 2005 Portland Outdoors, the organizers of the International Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Marathon on the largest lake in eastern Ontario, Canada, is proud to announce that Portland has been selected as the host for the 2006 North American Marathon speed skating championships.Read more...

Skate the Lake II and I (2005 & 2004)
international Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Marathon HUGE success. In front of record crowds (between 1,200 and 1,300 over the day) Barry Publow (Men/Overall from Aylmer, Que) and Suzanne Dionne (Women, Ottawa, Ont) became the winners of the second International Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Marathon on Saturday. Publow broke the course record by clocking 1 hr 39 min on the 50K.
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PORTLAND, ON, FEBRUARY 1 2004 - The first International Big Rideau Lake Speed Skating Marathon, held in Portland Ontario on Saturday January 31, was a huge success. Read more...