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Susan Hundertmark photos
Above, Shea Austin and Alyssa
Dick, both of • Seaforth, concen-
trate on their paddling while at
right, three teams from the Exeter
area, including Becky Case and
Jason Regier in the middle canoe,
make their'Way down the Bayfield '
River .south of Egmondville during
the third annual Drownin' Dog
canoe rally.
Drownin' Dog rally raises $2,000
The water on the Bayfield River
was fast and high and over half of
the paddlers ended up in the drink -
sometimes more than once.
But, the third annual Drownin'
Dog Canoe Rally raised close to
$2,000 for the Epilepsy Society of.
Huron -Perth -Bruce.
This year's rally had more partici-
pants than ever with.67 canoes and
two or three paddlers per canoe.
"The sunshine came out and a
whole bunch more decided to come
out," says organizer Sandra Melady.
The event began three years ago
when Brett Lee bought a house in
Egmondville almost four miles down
the Bayfield River from his friend
Brian Melady's place and the two
almost immediately began talking
about organizing a canoe rally
between their houses.
The first year brought together 45
teams and the second. year attracted
52 teams.
This year, word of mouth brought
teams from Exeter, Goderich,
Brussels and Mitchell along with the
regulars from the Seaforth area.
Dry clothes were in high demand
as paddlers worked hard to stay in
their canoes.
"Usually you have to paddle to
move ahead because there's hardly
any current. This year, you had to
paddle to keep straight," says
Melady.
"But, at least the sun was shining
and it was a warm day," she says.
By Susan Hundertmark
The Huron Expositor • April 19, 2006 Page 13
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