Mountainman Outdoor Supply Company will present the 15th Annual Adirondack Paddlefest, the nation’s largest on-water canoe, kayak and stand-up-paddleboard (SUP) demo and sale, at the Old Forge lakefront on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 17, 18 and 19th.
The event will include clinics, on-site test paddling, speakers, instruction, live music, food and fun for the whole family, in addition to over 1,000 canoes, kayaks and SUP’s on sale at pre-season prices.
The event will feature over 75 leading manufacturers of canoes, kayaks, SUP’s and accessories. On-site vendors include We-no-nah, Current Designs, Dagger, Swift, Liquidlogic, Wilderness Systems, Mad River, Pyranha, Native, Wave Sport, Perception, Hurricane, BIC SUP and more.
A number of local events are planned in conjunction with Adirondack Paddlefest, including a kick-off concert by The Gibson Brothers on Friday at 8 p.m. at the Strand Theatre. The Gibson Brothers are the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2012 Entertainers of the Year. Tickets are available by calling (315) 369-6672.
The 2nd Annual Adirondacks Paddlers Photo Contest Awards Ceremony will be held again at Paddlefest. Sponsored by Adirondack Explorer, Moun-tainman Outdoor Supply Company, and VIEW, the arts center in Old Forge, the contest is open to amateur and professional photographers. Winners will be announced Saturday, May 18 at 6:30 p.m. at View.
Returning to Adirondack Paddlefest is the Reel Paddling Film Festival, which showcases the world’s best paddling films to audiences around the world. It will be held at View on Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets are available by calling VIEW at (315) 369- 6411.
The key ingredient to Adirondack Paddlefest’s success is that, unlike most of the larger paddlesports shows in the country that are held inside large indoor arenas, Paddlefest is held outside on a beautiful Adirondack lake.
John Nemjo, president of Mountainman, adds, “Paddlefest is truly unique. Paddlers can choose from literally hundreds of different canoe, kayak and SUP models to test paddle in real world conditions. And we provide live on-water demonstrations by some of paddlesports leading experts,” said John Nemjo, president of Mountainman Outdoor Sports Co.
Admission to Adirondack Paddlefest is $5 per day with children 12 and under admitted free. Visitors can choose to test paddle all weekend for $20 and be admitted free to the show. The $20 test paddle fee is applied to a canoe, kayak, or SUP purchase.
For more information on Adirondack Paddlefest 2013 visit www.adirondackpaddlefest.com or call (315) 369-6672.
