an exhausting race across the St. Lawrence River by crews in ice-canoes, nowadays a traditional spectacle at Quebec City's annual winter carnival.
- 1958  Special events . . . include the international dog sled derby . . . an ice-canoe race and the crowning of a carnival queen.
- 1963  The Quebec winter carnival . . . includes events ranging from snowshoe derbies, outdoor dancing, parades, and ice-canoe races to formal balls.