Lock & Paddle 2018 Takes Place June 24th

This year's Lock & Paddle takes place Sunday, June 24th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Peterborough Lift Lock.

Last year, 328 paddlecraft filled both tubs combined in a record-setting display, and organizers want to do the same this year.

Photo by Neil Morton, PTBOCanada

This was the view from above last year...

#LocknPaddle was a huge success! We were able to fit 150 canoes in each tub of the #Peterborough Lift Lock for #Canada150! pic.twitter.com/ObvZ3sAKoF

— TrentSevern Waterway (@TrentSevernNHS) June 24, 2017

Registration starts at 10 a.m. on June 24th, with the filling of the tubs beginning at noon.

There will be two locations to register, one at the McFarlane Street Bridge parking lot and another on the west, bottom side of the Peterborough Lift Lock past the vendors. To guarantee getting a spot, make sure to register early that day!

Vendors on hand this year include: Ben’s Kettle Corn, Fresh Urban Plate, Kawartha Buttertart Factory, Parks Canada, Pedal Parlor Co., Peterborough and the Kawartha’s Tourism, Rocky Ridge Water, Salmon River Kayaks, Smoke House Port Perry, Sugar Daddy, The Land Canadian Adventures and The Canadian Canoe Museum.

For more info on registering that day, click here.

Watch this video below to get a feel for what an awesome experience this is...

Join us for another exciting year of Lock & Paddle at the Peterborough Lift Lock on June 24th! This year our goal is to lock through as many paddlecraft as we can. The main event will begin at 12 PM but plan to arrive early to be registered and visit our on-site vendors.

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