The brother of Wife's boss is a minor celebrity, noted for doing the race every year in a white tuxedo and hat, standing up, with a canoe pole rather than a paddle.

I've heard of that guy, believe it or not. Himself and I were having lunch just last month at the Traveler's Restaurant on Rte. 84 (the place that lets you take away 3 free used books with your meal), and at the table just behind us were a bunch of people from the canoeing and watercraft-restoration community who were busy talking shop. Being writers, we of course eavesdropped shamelessly, and the Tuxedoed Canoeist was one of the tales they told.

Small world.