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Ready for the roar: Boat races return to Lake Decatur

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Ready for the roar: Boat races return to Lake Decatur

Ready for the roar: Boat races return to Lake Decatur

The roar of powerful engines and the spray of water across Lake Decatur will once again fill Nelson Park this weekend as Hardy's Race for the Lake returns for its third consecutive year, bringing some of the fastest boats in the country to central Illinois.

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