Documenting the the Master of the Mississippi Swim in Carleton Place

The Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada14 Jul 1997, Mon  •  Page 41

The Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada14 Jul 1997, Mon  •  Page 41

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The Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada21 Jul 1996, Sun  •  Page 21

1988 Joan Voyce

In July 28 of 2019 we had the first Carleton Place Amazing Race held at the Market Square and in the same month in 1956 the Carleton Place Canoe Club had the first annual 7 mile race from Almonte to the Carleton Place Town Hall. The only notable person from Carleton Place to ever come near the top every year during those races was Dave Findlay. In 1959 the Chamber of Commerce took over and in 1963– the Annual Seven-Mile Road Race ran under the sponsorship of the Carleton Place Chamber of Commerce. That year, three additional events were added. The top award given out was the Queens Hotel Trophy which was allegedly filled with beer.

The Chamber of Commerce’s Amazing Race