Callie Rohr Memorial Canoe & Kayak Race known to it's fans as "The Callie"

Callie Rohr Memorial Canoe and Kayak Race
known to it's friends as "The Callie"
June 8th & 9th, 2013

You missed 2012, but 2013 is already on the books. Make it a date, you don't want to miss this race!

2013 Race Registration Forms 2013 Race Flyer 2013 Race Schedule of Events

This is a 26-mile two-day marathon canoe race on the historic Headwaters of the Wisconsin River. Paddlers can paddle a whole marathon, half marathon, or short "Paddle For A Cure" race. This beautiful, fast and wild stream, with lots of challenging turns and obstacles, makes for an exciting and challenging race. Recreation and Stock Boat racers will start from our RWT landing at 10:00 AM and travel half way down the racecourse to the landing at River Road. The race will continue the next day, at 10:00 AM from River Road to the Eagle River Inn in Eagle River. The pro-racers will do the entire course in one day beginning at 7:30 AM on Sunday from RWT. "Paddle for a Cure", a 3-mile race, starts at County G at 10:30 AM on Sunday. All racers will end at the Eagle River Inn Sunday for an exciting finish. All spectators are welcome at Rohr's Wilderness Tours, River Road and at the Eagle River Inn, where there will be a pig roast, raffles, and an awards ceremony. There are other exciting events planned for the race weekend. Please contact us for more details. The net proceeds from this worthwhile and fun event and all other direct fund raising will be used to fund pediatric brain tumor research.

A big Thank You to all of our sponsors! An enormous Thank You to all our volunteers - without you this event couldn't be what it is!

2012 Memorial Raffle Results

Kayak Raffle

1st Prize - 14' Kestrel Kayak - Maureen Van Dinter, Waunakee,WI

2nd Prize - Stay at Lake Forest Resort in Eagle River - Dusty Barclay, Williamston,MI

Paddle Raffle

1st Prize - Signed Country Artist Paddle - Don Anderson, Oshkosh,WI

2nd Prize - Quilted Wall Hanging - Julie Meis, Mosinee,WI

3rd Prize - Stay at Wild Eagle Lodge in Eagle River - Sharon Hommel, Medford,WI

4th Prize - Stay at Black Bear Lodge in St. Germain - Rebecca Graves, Antigo, WI

Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you for supporting the Callie Rohr Memorial Canoe and Kayak Race and it's mission to fund pediatric brain tumor research!

2012 Race Results

Channel 12 WJFW from Rhinelander now holds the 2012 title of "Fastest TV Station on the Water" and "PJ" from Coyote 93.7 in Rhinelander is 2012 "Fastest DJ on the Water". Congratulations to our 2012 Title Holders and a big Thanks to all the participants in the 2012 Media Race.

2011 - It was simply fabulous!

2011 race has come and gone.
The DJ race on Sunday was quite exciting as "Jeff in the Morning" from Tomahawk sped from the start and "PJ in the Morning" and "Ben Merritt" of Coyote 93.7 rastled for the next spot and tried to stay afloat. About an hour later "Jeff in the Morning" came into the finish line with "PJ in the Morning" close on his heels. 2 of the 3 flipped their kayaks in the process and all three had a huge smile as they crossed the finish line. There's a big musky somewhere on the Eagle River wearing Ben's glasses after a flipover. Once again we had a great weekend filled with lots of food, fun, great auction, and awesome paddling! There' always great deals at the auction and 2011 kept us on pace.

2011 Race Results

Pro Kayak

Joe Zellner - 4:20:49 - Grand Marais, MN

Jan Perrin - 4:58:58 - Janesville, WI

Mark DiPasquale - 5:25:33 - Hopkins, MN

Anne Zellner - 5:30:26 - Grand Marais, MN

Pro C2

Fritz Hansen/Jaya Elleson - 4:54:44 - Burlington, WI/Burlington, WI

Stock Boat

Bruce Peit/Lenny Ladenthin - 4:49:41 - Ojibwa, WI/Radisson, WI

Bob Knops/Bill Peshel - 4:52:07 - Rhinelander, WI/Woodruff, WI

David Lloyd - 5:17:07 - Fairmont, MN

Don Anderson/Neil Green - 5:17:39 - Oshkosh, WI/Menasha, WI

Men's Tandem

Kevin Botkins/Jim Derwinski - 5:58:30 - Eagle River, WI/Crown Point, IN

Mixed Tandem

Mark Reed/Ann Reed - 7:51:58 - Sycamore, IL/Sycamore, IL

Solo Canoe

Richard Stumpner - 5:30:35 - Bloomington, IN

Tom Schneider - 5:33:30 - Merrill, WI

Kayak

Robert Jackson - 5:29:16 - Burnsville, MN

Joe Laux/Lynda Bolte - 7:09:17 - Eagle River, WI/Eagle River, WI

Jim Shear - 8:20:27 - Wonewoc, WI

MaryBeth Shear - 8:22:16 - Wonewoc, WI

Challenges

Fastest DJ on the Water - Jeff in the Morning- WJJQ

Fastest TV Station on the Water - Diana Normand and Phil Levin - WSAW

Fastest Bank - MidWisconsin of Eagle River

Pictures from the 2010 and 2012 race weekends can be obtained at Smugmug go to Callie Rohr Race. They are just wonderful - thanks to Rich and Peg for taking them and putting this together! Purchase of these pictures benefits the race.

Pediactric Brain Tumors are now the number one medical killer of our kids and we need your help to make our goal of finding a cure a reality. We lost our daughter Callie in 1999,five days before her tenth birthday, to a brain tumor, after a two and half year battle against this devastating disease. Proceeds from this event benefit Children's Memorial Foundation.

If you want to donate to this worthwhile cause, you can contact the Rohr's at info@rwtcanoe.com, give them a call at 715-547-3639, drop them a line or stop in at Rohr's Wilderness Tours, 5230 Razorback Rd, Conover WI, 54519.

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No one needs to wish they could participate, we have a place for everyone.

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Need more information, please contact us! We'd love to have you be a part of this wonderful event. No one needs to wish they could participate, we have a place for everyone.

Need more information, please contact us! We'd love to have you be a part of this wonderful event.
No one needs to wish they could participate, we have a place for everyone.