 Start of race at Rocky Mountain House. Photograph by Frank Grant. | |
| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Type | canoe race |
| Race area | Rocky Mountains to Montreal |
| Dates | May 24, 1967 - September 4, 1967 |
| Nations | Canada |
| Distance | 5,283 kilometers |
The Centennial Voyageur Canoe Pageant was a canoe race started on May 24, 1967 in the Rocky Mountains by ten teams representing eight provinces and the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories. Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland, the two remaining provinces were not entered. 3,283 miles (5,283 km) were paddled and portaged in 104 days by 100 men using six man shifts per team. They arrived in Montreal on September 4. Other privately sponsored canoes from across the country made similar trips.[1][2] As of March 2012, it still holds the Guinness record for longest canoeing race in history.[3]
- ^ "52 Quebec Canoes Push Towards Expo".
- ^ "24 Jesuit Voyageurs Paddling Way to Expo".
- ^ Glenday, Craig: Guinness World Records 2008: Random House Digital, Inc.: 2008-04-29: p509: ISBN 0553589954: ISBN 9780553589955