AuSable Canoe Marathon Champ and all-time record holder (13:38:08 in 1994) Solomon Carriere shared the first photo and the story below on Instagram back in mid-winter. It is a wonderful story and, so, we share it with you now. .. BTW, Champ, the jacket looks great on you! .. Solomon Carriere posted, "Grayling to Gull Lake. In 1993 I had the honour of racing with my friend Serge Corbin. We won and became 1993 champions. The trophy was a white jacket embroidered with the AuSable River Canoe Marathon logo. .. "On my drive back to Cumberland House I stopped in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan to visit my good friend Joe Hunt, wife Helen, and sons Randy and Terry. I left the trophy jacket with Joe, as a gift, as he was always a sports fan. .. "On February 15th, I attended Joe Hunt's funeral in Gull Lake, as the warm Chinook wind blow across the Prairie we laid Joe to rest. It was an emotional day. At the afternoon visit and feast, son Randy took me downstairs of his father's home. He said, dad said to make sure you receive something. There in his closet the Marathon jacket I put it on and smiled. .. "Driving home, Renee and I stopped in the Prairie landscape of which Joe Hunt loved and made his living from and took the attached photo. Thank you, Joe for being part of my life and help to shape the man that I am. I will miss you." .. Thanks for sharing the story with us, Sol. .. Solomon Carriere and Serge Corbin were also the Champions of the Triple Crown of Canoe Racing in 1993-94-95. .. The 70th AuSable River Canoe Marathon - Presented by Consumers Energy - is upcoming July 29-30. Since 1947, One of the Greatest Canoe Races on Earth! .. @consumersenergy @puremichigan #hupallnight #puremichigan #ausableriver #sports #extremesports #canoesport #canoekayakmag #canoeplanet #pictureoftheday
