The Old Cullowhee Canoe Slalom, now in its sixth year, will present competitors with a series of nine gates to negotiate, with multiple canoe and kayak categories, including parent-and-child canoe and kid’s kayak for children 12 and under, and a stand-up paddleboard category. Canoes and flotation devices will be provided, but kayakers and paddleboarders should bring their own equipment. 

The race will be held just upstream of the Old Cullowhee Road bridge on the back side of campus. The course will be erected by 1 p.m. Sept. 11 and available the rest of that day for practice. 

All proceeds will benefit the Parks and Recreation Management Club and PRM Fund at WCU. Students from the parks and rec program are organizing the event along with Base Camp Cullowhee. A fundraiser for a proposed river park in the area will follow (see page 44). 

$5, with pre-registration requested at WCU’s Base Camp Cullowhee office in the Campus Recreation Center. 

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