Get those paddles ready, Haverhill! The 41st annual Lou Marcel Canoe Race to benefit the Veterans Northeast Outreach Center is taking over the Merrimack Valley this Saturday, June 1 starting with registration at 8 a.m.
Tickets to race are $25, with canoes and kayaks taking off starting at 9:15 a.m. from 165 Marston St., Lawrence. Participants travel seven miles down the Merrimack to end at Haverhill’s Crescent Yacht Club, where a closing reception and awards ceremony is held. A shuttle bus is available to return racers back to the start at Marston Street.
For more information or to sign up, call 978-476-0039.