The General Clinton Canoe Regatta weekend attracts more than 1, 500 paddlers to 50 races in one or two-person classes on the Susquehanna River. The Regatta culminates Memorial Day with a 70-mile endurance race from Cooperstown to Bainbridge, the world’s longest single-day flat water marathon canoe race, part of the North American Triple Crown of Canoeing.

This event draws big crowds of spectators to Bainbridge – the town will unroll the welcome mat and make canoeists and other visitors comfortable. Besides canoe races, the weekend also offers carnival rides, music, fireworks, a garden tractor pull and a craft and flea market at General Clinton Park. There’s lots for a visitor to do at the park, but people also visit the Memorial Day activities and businesses downtown. The Regatta is a big plus to Bainbridge and the whole tri-town area.