Welcome to the AuSable River Canoe Marathon

One of the Epic Endurance Sport Competitions on Earth!

July 24-29, 2012 - Grayling to Oscoda, Michigan

Celebrating the 65th Year of North America's Toughest, Richest Canoe Race & the World's Toughest Spectator Race!

Welcome to the AuSable River Canoe Marathon Website! You will find current and relevant information about this year's race. We hope you find this site easy to surf and to find the content you are looking for. Our audience links are listed at the left along with Race Clicks which will allow users to navigate to our most popular content with a click.

Race Start 2010: Photo by Mark Bialek Race Start 2010: Photo by Mark BialekThis year's race is shaping up to be a great one! The two new days of exciting racing action added to the schedule by the AuSable River Canoe Marathon Committee in 2011 were a great success and will be continued in 2012.

These new opportunities to view the entered field of contestants include the third day of Time Trials in Grayling on Wednesday, July 25 and the Da$h for Ca$h - an up-to 64-team, bracket-style, single elimination event for cash prizes - in Oscoda on Tuesday, July 24. See more about these events under the Paddlers & Feeders menu.

Come experience the excitement of the longest non-stop professional canoe race and the oldest continual canoe race in the United States...the memories will last a lifetime!