Start of the 2010 'Round the Mountain
The 'Round the Mountain canoe race started in 1988. The course starts in Ampersand Bay and runs down Lower Saranac Lake, down the Saranac River through the Lower Locks to Oseetah Lake and finishes at the State Boat Launch on Lake Flower. The name comes from the fact that the course circles Dewey Mountain.
Lake Placid News, May 9, 1990
'Round the Mountain Fest slated in Saranac Lake
SARANAC LAKE — The third annual 'Round the Mountain Festival is set to take place on Sunday, May 13, featuring a canoe race, barbecue and bluegrass festival.
The festival will begin at 11 a.m at the Ampersand Bay Boat Club, as paddlers begin a 10 1/2 mile canoe race from Ampersand Bay to Lake Flower in the village of Saranac Lake.
Meanwhile, a barbecue and bluegrass festival will begin at 1 p.m. at North Country Community College's soccer field on Payeville Road.
The festival will feature the band Summit, playing their unique blend of bluegrass, swing and acoustic jazz on banjo, guitar, mandolin and bass. The Kooks Band will perform country and rockabilly music and the Old Mountain String Band will play old-time music, accompanied by the North Country Cloggers, demonstrating the art of Appalachian clog dancing.
A canoe race awards ceremony will take place at approximately 4 p.m. at the soccer field, and a barbecue lunch will be available to all festival attendees.
There is a $10 entry fee per person for the canoe race, with a $5 per boat late fee charged to race day entrants. The entry fee includes the post race barbecue. There is no admission fee for the music festival.
The Round the Mountain Festival is sponsored by the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, Towing Charters Inc. and the Friends of Folks' Music in cooperation with the Ampersand Bay Boat Club and North Country Community College.
For more information, call (518) 891-1990. For more information on the canoe race, see today's sports pages.
