DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — After a long hiatus, boat racing will return to Lake Decatur this June. Hardy’s Highway: Race for the Lake was announced by the Decatur Park District last September. Sponsored ...

DECATUR — Last summer’s Hardy’s Race for the Lake was a success. Now the organizers have the hardware to prove it. The inaugural boat race on Lake Decatur was recently awarded the Race Site of the ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Hardy's Race for the Lake Boat Races return to Decatur and will take place on June 7 and 8 at Nelson Park and Lake Decatur. This year’s event will host the 2025 APBA Eastern ...

Hardy's Race for the Lake, so named because Dan Hardy provided the grant funding to bring boat racing back to Decatur last year, draws racers from all over the United States and Canada to compete.