November 12, 2023: Skate the Lake Reinventing Itself. Different approach after 20 years, switch to pop-up style events, Skate the Lake Challenge remains.

Volunteers of a popular skating event in the village of Portland, Ontario in the township of Rideau Lakes are working on reinventing the way they have organized races for 20 years. Traditionally, Skate the Lake was held on the last weekend of January, but the pandemic and climate change have organizers reconsider that approach. “To deal with the reality of frequent warming spells and rain we are going to experiment with pop up style events where we will decide on races only a few days in advance when we have a clear picture of short-term weather forecast,” Bongers said.
Read the full announcement here.

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In 2009, Rick Mercer visited Portland. As you can see, it was a great day.

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