The U.S. Rowing will be bringing the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship in Masters Rowing to Onondaga Lake this summer! The event will involve several hundred rowers and will bring millions of dollars in economic activity to the area. This was made possible by the Onondaga County Legislature investing $50,000.00 in a new, seven lane, 2,000 meter rowing course. I hope all of you will take some time to come out and enjoy the competition for yourselves this summer! The success of this event will determine if we can bring more races, and possibly larger races, to the area in the future. Our local rowing club, the Syracuse Chargers, is looking to secure as many regattas as possible. The legislature will be doing all they can to assist in bringing in more of these great events to the lake and the greater Syracuse area.
For more on the event or on the Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club, you can visit their website with a link to the story here –
http://www.chargersrowing.org/