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    Feb 21, 2020 5 minutes

    90-Miler canoe race to change hands

    By Mike Lynch

    The three-day, 90-mile Adirondack Canoe Classic, one of the most popular events in the Adirondack Park, is set to come under new ownership by the 2021 paddling season.

    The nonprofit Northern Forest Canoe Trail signed a letter of intent in January to purchase the race from Brian and Grace McDonnell, who have owned and managed it for more than 20 years. The $90,000 purchase would also include the Adirondack Watershed Alliance, the organization through which the McDonnells organize their paddlesport events, and three paddling races: ’Round the Mountain and the Celebrate Paddling Invitational in Saranac Lake, and the Long Lake Long Boat Regatta.

    NFCT Executive Director Karrie Thomas said the nonprofit is buying the 90-Miler because it lines up with the group’s mission.

    “Our purpose is to

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