Peterborough Gets Its Amazing Race Canada Moment
/By Scott Arnold
After weeks of waiting and plenty of local curiosity, Peterborough and the Kawarthas finally got their turn on The Amazing Race Canada, and it was worth the wait.
The Amazing Race Canada host Jon Montgomery meets with Keith Knott at Lock 31 in Buckhorn during the Peterborough and Kawarthas leg of the race (photo via the amazing race canada)
Tuesday night’s episode, “We Got The Beaver,” sent the remaining teams through Peterborough and the surrounding area as they tackled challenges, raced between locations and tried to stay ahead of the competition.
For local viewers, there was plenty to spot.
Teams started their Peterborough stop at Rogers Cove, where they took part in a series of cottage games before heading to the Canadian Canoe Museum for a Detour.
There, teams had to choose between two challenges. The indoor option tested their knowledge of canoes, with teams having to correctly identify different boats. The outdoor option sent them to Beavermead Park, where they had to paddle a canoe through a series of obstacles on Little Lake. Teams that had been U-Turned had to complete both challenges.
From there, the race continued to the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre, where teams had to clean a turtle tank before heading east to Bobcaygeon.
(Photo courtesy of the amazing race canada)
At Kawartha Dairy, teams were tasked with delivering ice cream and butter tarts to locations throughout town. Once that challenge was complete, they were back on the road for the final leg of the episode.
(photo courtesy of the amazing race Canada)
