Team Spirit
For over 60 years, residents on Lake Barron have been organizing community events yearly. The Lake Barron Regatta was a yearly event until 2019 and now the East-West Crossing is the event of the season. Residents and their friends and family can come and swim, canoe, kayak or row from the east end of the lake to the west end where a refreshments will be shared to celebrate the accomplishments. Information about the 2026 East-West Crossing is posted below. Notice will be sent out to our database!
Activities
East-West Crossing
This event has participants traveling by canoe, kayak, SUP or swimming from the east end to the west end of the lake. It is a distance of approximately 5 km.
We thank the Hindle and McOuat families for hosting the event in 2022, 2023 & 2024. The 2026 event will be held August 8 at 9:30 a.m. swimmers and 10 a.m. boaters.
Registration for the 2026 East-West Crossing is now open. Cost is free for LBCA members and $5 per person for non-members/guests. Start is at the Municipal Launch on Scott Road near Cambria and finish is at 20 Ch Lac Barron. Information and registration by emailing president@lbca.ca
If you have any suggestions for other activities or events, please send us an email with your ideas!
Other things to do in our region (see links below)
Our friends in Dunany have kindly invited Lake Barron residents to join them on cycling and canoe/kayak trips, if you’d like to participate.
If you’re interested in cycling, please click on the Activities button and then on the Cycling Club, where you’ll find the link to the excursion calendar.
For those expressing an interest in wakeboarding, canoeing, kayaking, etc. in other lakes in the region, please click on the button: Activities, then S.P.A.N.K. (SUPERIOR PADDLERS AND NOTORIOUS KAYAKERS) where you’ll find the link to the excursion calendar.
DÉFI COUREUR DES BOIS
LAC BEATTIE, GORE, QC
23 AUGUST 2025
The Municipality of Gore is hosting a running event in the Park Nature Lac Beattie. It is on eday of running in this beautiful park. Come run and enjoy all the beauty of Lake Beattie. Events are held for 1-3-6-10-20 km. For more information and to register:
