Sep 10, 2004 — The Adirondack Canoe Classic got underway this morning. It's three-day, 90-mile marathon along a linkage of lakes, rivers and portages from Old Forge to Saranac Lake. It looks long and challenging on paper, which is where Adirondack bureau chief Brian Mann saw it during his first weeks here at NCPR. He got a much closer look at the route that September. He entered. As a solo paddler.