Race

2026: Sixty-Nine Years Paddling the Des Plaines River Race day is May, 17, 2026   Registration and all other information at: canoemarathon.com The beautiful course runs 18.5 miles on the upper Des Plaines River in northern Illinois. The race begins in Libertyville, IL and ends in Cook County, IL (near Mount Prospect). Added in 2014, the 5.25 mile Minithon ends…