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Jeff Kolka of Grayling (boat 16) powers his canoe with stern partner Serge Corbin of St. Boniface Quebec past bow paddler Andy Triebold of Spring Arbor (01) and Matt Rimer of Horton in the final seconds of the 58th AuSable Canoe Marathon Sunday in Oscoda. After a furious 100-yard sprint, capping nearly 15 hours of paddling, Kolka and Corbin took first place by a split second and captured their 9th championship together, regaining the title over Triebold who won in 2004. (Photo by Mark Bialek)

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Mike Garon, right, of Washington Township and Bill Schmitz of Commerce Township paddle a racing canoe upstream in the Huron River at the Island Lake Recreation Area Saturday. With cold temperatures settling in, (21 degrees at noon Saturday) this is one part of the Huron river that never freezes. They are preparing for the AuSable Canoe Marathon, a 120-mile race that starts in Grayling and ends in Oscoda. (MARK BIALEK/Special to the Detroit News)

Bill Schmitz of Commerce Township, left, and Dan Klinkhammer of Northville maneuver their C-1 racing canoes around the ice on the Huron River, just downstream from the Island Lake Recreation Area near Brighton on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. The high temperature for Sunday was in the single digits, with wind- chill temps well below zero. (MARK BIALEK/Special to the Detroit News)

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