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Don’t miss the excitement at the The Fort Osage Dispatch Canoe & Kayak Race on August 26, 2017 beginning at LaBenite Park, Sugar Creek, Missouri. The Fort Osage Dispatch Canoe & Kayak Race (called “The Dispatch”) is held annually to honor the original occupants of Fort Osage, who routinely sent messengers down river in canoes to deliver dispatches to St. Louis.<\/p>\n

“The Dispatch” is a sixteen mile canoe and kayak race on the historic Missouri River! The race will start at LaBenite Park, in Sugar Creek, Missouri. The race will finish at Fort Osage National Historic Landmark.<\/p>\n

Official Fort Dispatches will be given to all racers at registration.<\/b>
\nThese dispatches will be copies of actual historical documents and letters, pulled from the archives at Fort Osage, which had actually been sent from Fort Osage to St Louis.<\/p>\n

A Fort Osage soldier re-enactor will be present at the finish line, and every racer (both adults and children) must deliver their “dispatch” to the soldier in order to complete the race and receive their finishers coin… which is an official replica of the Jefferson Peace Medal.<\/p>\n

Contest for most realistic boat which would been seen at Fort Osage during the early 1800s.<\/p>\n

$35 Racing fee<\/b> (Day of Event Registration – $40\/adults)
\nEvery Adult racer will receive a finishers medal, tee-shirt, lunch, and 3 tickets for admission into Fort Osage.<\/p>\n

Children’s racing fee is $10<\/b> but does not include a tee-shirt
\n(Each child will receive a finishers coin, lunch, and one admission into Fort Osage)<\/p>\n

Militia Re-enactors from the Friends of Fort Osage will be present in full military dress!! They will be shooting off their guns and a large Canon!!
\nFollow in the Path of Our Ancestors<\/p>\n

1\/8 mile run\/walk to the River and a 16 mile boat race to Fort Osage<\/p>\n

Race Starts at LaBenite Park, Sugar Creek, MO @ 9:00 a.m on August 6th.
\n13 competitive and fun classes available to choose from, including:<\/p>\n

1) Non-Competitive Family Fun Canoe Class (Children can participate in this class) … 9:30 am start
\n2) Primitive-Raft, Pirogues, Bull Boats, Flat Boats, Keel Boat and Dug-Out Canoe Class. You Must Build it and then Race It!!
\n3) Fishing Boat Kayak Class (kayak up to 12 feet)
\n4) Women\u2019s Tandem Class (canoe or kayak)
\n5) Men\u2019s Tandem Class (canoe or kayak)
\n6) Mixed Tandem Class (canoe or kayak)
\n7) A Fine Wine Class (any Adult 60+ years young… may use any listed boat type)
\n8) Women\u2019s Solo Kayak (any Kayak up to 18 feet long)
\n9) Men\u2019s Solo Kayak (any Kayak up to 18 feet long)
\n10) Women\u2019s Solo Unlimited
\n11) Men\u2019s Solo Unlimited
\n12) SUP Men’s Class AND 13) SUP Women’s Class<\/p>\n

Mark your calendar today so you don’t miss the next Fort Osage Dispatch Canoe & Kayak Race at Fort Osage in Sibley, Missouri.<\/p>\n

View other War of 1812 Encampments & Reenactments<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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