Jorge Maria
L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet August 7, 2021
Last Saturday the Groupe L’Île du Grand Calumet held its third annual charity fishing derby.
Charity events are held by the group in order to raise funds to revitalize cultural and heritage sites on the island.
This year’s derby was to raise funds for the Cimetière Ste-Anne Montée Monseigneur Martel. The cemetery, which dates back to the 1800s has over 2000 graves on site. The community decided to beautify the area by setting up a boardwalk with panels listing the names, births and deaths of deceased, turning it into a memorial of the municipality’s historical citizens.
Turnout for the event was strong with 101 people registered for the day. This year there were three categories of participants.
Kids, 0-12, with 18 registered; teenagers, 13-17, with 6 registered; but by far the greatest turn out was adults, with 77 registered.
La Salle was pleased with the turnout. They exceeded their initial registration goal of 100.
During the day, there was no shortage of prizes to be won with trophies, gift cards, a 50/50 draw, and other prizes donated by local businesses. The top prize was $500 cash awarded to the person that caught the heaviest fish.
That prize went to David Young after he caught a seven-pound carp. The teen winner was Coralie Gauthier with a 5.5-pound catfish, the kid’s winner was Elias Moussaid with a 5.6-pound catfish.
