30 years of paddling the Juniata!
1981
April 23 - Raystown Canoe Club, Inc. is incorporated as a nonprofit 501(c) corporation under the Nonprofit Corporation law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The first annual membership meeting was on July 27, 1981 at the Juniata Hotel in Everett were six people were elected to the Board of Directors, and the first official Bloody Run Canoe Classic boat race was proposed for April 25 - 26 of that same year.
1982
70 boats, 140 paddlers
"We more than doubled the number of entrants for the canoe races." - Rich Shimer, President
Festival, Carnival, Car & Bike Show & Triathlon
Festival, 5k, Dance & Motorcycle Show
Water Trail Inauguration
The Raystown Canoe Club helped Pennsylvania celebrate the inauguration of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River Water Trail, a class I water course ideal for novice canoeists.
Festival, BRSF Queen, Triathlon, Car & Bike Show
2002 - 2007 hiatus
2008
Bloody Run Canoe Classic Revival
48 Paddlers
Community supporters helped the Raystown Canoe Club to bring the Canoe Classic back to life.
2009
Rubber Ducky Race
67 Paddlers
2010
53 Boats, 77 People & 24 Volunteers
Celebrating Everett's 150th Anniversary at Masonic Temple with Artifacts, after party at the Union Hotel, Duck Race
2013
67 total boats
29 boats in the 9 Mile Race
34 boats in the 5 Mile Race 4 boats in the Fun Float
Vendor and music at the Masonic Temple
