Final tally stands at 3,150 canoes and kayaks, obliterates old record as largest raft ever assembled
Brendon Olsen was among the participants in September’s record-breaking One Square Mile of Hope. Photo by Jay Lawson
The One Square Mile of Hope Committee, along with Kiwanis Club of the Central Adirondacks, is delighted to announce that the Guinness Book of World Records organization, headquartered in London, England, has verified the results of our September 13, 2014 event. Continue reading
One Square Mile of Hope Committee member Adele Burnett reports that boat registrations for the Saturday, September 24 attempt to break the Guiness Book of World Record for largest floating raft formation, have surpassed the 1,000 mark.
So far participants from Canada and 11 states—including Florida and Texas—have already registered, and the committee anticipates a surge in registrations as they edge closer to the event. Continue reading
The little village of Inlet, population 320, is about to take on the big city of Pittsburgh, PA.
Right off the shoreline of Fourth Lake, on Saturday, September 24, thousands of paddlers will try to win back the record for the world’s largest floating raft of canoes and kayaks.
Pittsburgh, with a population 420,000, won the title last year. Continue reading