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[[Image:Adirondack Canoe Classic, Guideboat.jpg|thumb|Classes include one and two-man [[guideboat]]s]]
The '''Adirondack Canoe Classic''', also known as the '''90-miler''', is a three-day, {{convert|90|mi|km|sing=on}} canoe race from [[Old Forge, New York|Old Forge]] to [[Saranac Lake, New York|Saranac Lake]] in the [[Adirondacks]] of [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The race has drawn as many as 500 competitors from California to Florida, New Zealand and Canada paddling 250 [[canoe]]s, [[kayak]]s and [[guideboat]]s.<ref>[http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.adksports.com/Back%20Issues/Issues/September2007.pdf (slow loading pdf) Adirondack Sports and Fitness - "Adirondack Canoe Classic"]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://www.saranaclake.com/events/canoe-classic-90-miler SaranacLake.com "ADIRONDACK CANOE CLASSIC"]</ref><ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70C13FF395F0C758CDDA00894DD484D81&scp=2&sq=Adirondack+Canoe+Classic&st=nyt ''New York Times'', "OUTDOORS; CANOE RACE TO FOLLOW TRAPPERS' ROUTE", September 6, 1985]</ref> Included in the ninety mile length is {{convert|5.25|mi|km}} of [[portage|carries]].
Held every fall since 1983, the race follows routes traveled by the region’s early settlers and Adirondack guides, a chain of lakes, rivers and carries that is also the first leg of the [[Northern Forest Canoe Trail]].
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The race is limited to 275 boats, and fills soon after applications are made available. While each year sees a substantial number of true racers, the largest classes are recreational paddlers. Many older paddlers participate well into their 70s, and C4 boats with four generations of a family are not unknown.<ref>[http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080905/LIVING/809050305/-1/ARCHIVE ''Burlington Free Press'', "90-mile Adirondack Canoe Classic kicks off today", September 5, 2008]</ref>
[[Canoeing#Sport|Classes]] include C1, C2, C4, K1, K2, [[War Canoe]] and [[Guideboat]]s.<ref>[
==The route==
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The second day's race starts near the bottom of [[Long Lake (New York)|Long Lake]] proceeds via the [[Raquette River]] to the New York State boat launch on [[New York State Route 3]], five miles (8 km) east of [[Tupper Lake, New York|Tupper Lake]].
The third day starts at the state campground on Fish Creek, off of [[Upper Saranac Lake]] and then proceeds via Bartletts Carry to [[Middle Saranac Lake]], the [[Saranac River]], [[Lower Saranac Lake]], [[Oseetah Lake]] and [[Lake Flower]], where the race ends at Prescott Park in the village of [[Saranac Lake, New York|Saranac Lake]]. There are {{convert|5.25|mi|km}} miles of carries.<ref>[
The race is hosted by the [[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]], the Central Adirondack Association, and the Adirondack Watershed Alliance. In 2005 and 2006, the event was named race of the year by the [[New York Marathon Canoe Racing Association]].<ref>[http://www.adksportsfitness.com/september2007/sept07-issue.pdf Adirondack Sports and Fitness - "Adirondack Canoe Classic", p. 26]</ref>
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*[http://www.macscanoe.com/class-specs.html Race Classes]
*[http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/archive.php?id=4735 North Country Public Radio - "Adirondack Canoe Classic Underway from Old Forge to Saranac Lake"]
*[http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.adksports.com/Back%20Issues/Issues/September2007.pdf (slow loading pdf) Adirondack Sports and Fitness - "Adirondack Canoe Classic"]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://auburnpub.com/lifestyles/the-miler/article_a6bc120c-3632-5735-906e-18f02f65796e.html AuburnPub.com - "The 90 Miler"]
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