2008 Dragon Boat Festival Festival
On July 4th and 5th, 2008 saw hundreds of people come to enjoy the festivities in the Second Annual Dragon Boat Festival held in the City of Temiskaming Shores, Ontario. Presented by the New Liskeard Lions Club, the City of Temiskaming Shores, and the Chinese Heritage Association of Northern Ontario, this year's race saw 13 teams—286 paddlers and drummers—paddling in the beautiful blue waters of Lake Temiskaming. Although Dragon Boat racing is relatively new to Temiskaming Shores, we are basing our Festival on a proven model that has been fun and successful in other Northern Ontario centers. The combination of excersise, festivity and community spirit is very attactive. The Festival ran on July 4th, and 5th, 2008 at the New Liskeard Beach Park. The opening ceremonies and social were on Friday evening (4th). The races ran Saturday morning and afternoon. Awards immediately followed the races. Total times for three races are on the 2008 Festival Page, as well as some photos taken at the event.
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This year's fundraising efforts benefited the The Nor Arc Pirates raised the most money with a total of $3,685. Total funds raised approximately at $12,423.25, with $8,529.50 going to the Food Forever Fund. Final figures are being tallied. Go here for some photos from our 2008 Festival. If you have photos you'd like to share please let the webmaster know. .  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temiskaming Dragonboat Festival
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