The athol-orange river rat race is produced by the Athol Lions Club in conjunction with the Orange Lions Club. it is an annual party that draws large crowds of spectators to watch 200+ canoes race in a no-holds-barred 5.2-mile sprint on the Millers River from the Alan E. Rich Environmental Park in Athol, MA to Riverfront Park in Orange, MA.

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Athol-orange river rat race rules