Curley Memorial Canoe Race
About this race
Formed in 1994, the event was originally known as the Harry Curley Memorial Canoe Race, in honor of “Mr. AuSable Canoe Race”, Harry Curley. The event was renamed in 2003 to the Curley Memorial Canoe Race after the sudden passing of Kevin Curley, a popular Oscoda canoe paddler and avid race organizer. In the years since, the race has come to honor other members of the Curley family involved in canoe racing, as well as all individuals who have contributed to Michigan canoe racing, whether through organizing races, volunteering, or participating. The Curley Awards Picnic, held annually after the C-2 race, gathers donations for the MCRA’s Canoer’s Memorial Monument fund.
There is a C-2 (two-person canoe) race held on Saturday and a C-1 (one-person canoe) race held on Sunday.
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Paddle sports
Curley Memorial C-2 Race
Registration & check-in begin at 7:00 am at Cooke Dam located off River Road in Oscoda, MI. Mandatory pre-race briefing will be held at 8:40 am. Picnic and awards following the race at the pavilion at the American Legion Hall, 849 S. State Street, Oscoda, MI.
Curley Memorial C-1 Race
Registration & check-in begin at 8:00 am at Children's Park in Oscoda, MI. Mandatory pre-race briefing will be held at 9:40 am. Awards presented at the Children's Park following the race.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Oscoda, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 9:17 PM local time (EDT) in Oscoda on July 11, 2026 — 15h 18m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Oscoda event
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