The event is set up by the Harbortown Rotary Club, Superior Rotary Club 40 and Superior Sunrise Centennial Rotary Club. In present-day Midwest America, however, this race is raced and watched from Barker's Island as part of a festival which includes food, music, a crafts fair and awards ceremony. In Chinese villages, boats were carved in dragon shapes and raced to curry favor with the rain gods who would bless them with rain and prevent misfortune.
The dragon, in ancient Chinese methodology, is said to represent water. Dragon boat racing can be traced back to legends more than 2,000 years old, according to the Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival. Scholastica.ĭivision winners included Windy City Dragons from Windy City Dragon Boat Club in Chicago, UMD Women's Hockey and All Hounds on Deck.Īlthough dragon boat racing in the Northland is relatively new, the sport has had a long history in East Asia.
Duluth East High School, Blood Dragons from Memorial Blood Centers and Noah's Ark from the College of St.
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