Today the first ever Ice Dragon Boat Festival held in North America and the largest Ice Dragon Boat Festival in the World was held at Dows Lake on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa.   The Ottawa Citizen reports on the team events, including the winners.

Tens of thousands of participants, ranging from folks taking part in the newest feature, Ice Dragon Boat races, to 2,500 kids marking a return to Winterlude’s storied past with 150 games of shinny to celebrate Canada 150, to regular skating party people were out in the warm, sunny rink…

…While the ice lasted Saturday, the Ice Dragon Boat races lived up their pre-Winterlude hype, as teams propelled their bladed craft along a course on Dow’s Lake using stakes with sticks topped with grader-like implements to dig into the ice. Read More…

Taken by David Chen

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