Morgan Lake near La Grande is the site of the annual Morgan Lake Regatta. The 2025 event, originally scheduled for July 19, has been canceled due a low number of sign ups. (The Observer, File)

LA GRANDE — Boat builders coming to Union County to find out if their skills held water will have to wait until next year.

The Morgan Lake Regatta, originally scheduled for Saturday, July 19, has been cancelled, according to La Grande Recreations Coordinator Chris Gianandrea, as not enough people signed up to take part in the race.

The annual event has participants building their own nonmotorized boats, which teams of three paddlers then race around Morgan Lake near La Grande.

Registration was open until 10 a.m. on July 14, through La Grande Parks and Recreation. However, Gianandrea said, unfortunately not enough people signed up.

More to come.