Buuuuuuuuuud, if you still read r.b.p and you see this: should I drive
up there (7.5 hours) from Winston-Salem to visit you and to participate
in these festivities?

-Richard, His Kanubic Travesty
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Richard Hopley Winston-Salem, NC, USA
.. rhopley[at]earthlink[dot]net
.. Nothing really matters except Boats, Sex, and Rock'n'Roll
.. rhopley[at]wfubmc[dot]edu
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Garrison Hilliard posted:
Dear Paddler,

Mark your calendar for the 4th Annual Ohio River Way Paddlefest (see web =
site
link below) set for July 8 and 9 in Cincinnati. Please forward this info=
rmation
to your friends, co-workers and fellow paddlers. They'll be glad you did!

Register on-line today at Ohio River Way's Paddlefest website. The modes=
t $20
registration fee is the same as last year AND includes your 2005 collecto=
r's
edition Paddlefest T-shirt!

This year's Paddlefest will feature the Ohio River Festival on Friday, Ju=
ly 8
from 3:00 - 11:00 p.m. at the Four Seasons Marina. It's free and open to
paddlers and non-paddlers alike!

Enjoy our live music, food, "Paddlefest Brew", gear swap, wooden boat sho=
w,
silent auction, outfitter's mart, River Education Expo, boat demo, ACA on=
-water
paddling instruction, fishing clinic for children, paddling film fest and
overnight camping. If you like rivers and the outdoors, you'll love this=
event!

If you're paddling the Ohio the next day, drop by the Festival to complet=
e your
registration and drop off your canoe or kayak in our secure "boat check" =
area
next to the put-in.

Then "Paddle the Ohio" on Saturday, July 9 in the largest on-water paddli=
ng
event in the Midwest. This is the only time of the year that the Ohio wil=
l be
closed to barge traffic during the day. You can enter one of our three ra=
ces
=B7 14 Mile Canoe Race with $3,500 in prize money
=B7 9 Mile Amateur Race
=B7 New 6 Mile Adult-Youth Race Or you can take your sweet time floating
down the beautiful Ohio stopping if you like to hear one of our brief "Ri=
verbank
Talks" by experts on Ohio River history, ecology, wildlife and geology.

End the morning at our Finish Line Celebration at the Cincinnati Public L=
anding.
Enjoy music, food, refreshments and watch (or participate in) our "Bridge=
to
Bridge" sprint races, war canoe races and our inaugural Corporate Raft Ra=
ce
Challenge, (see our web site for details). Then catch our shuttle busses=
(more
on hand this year) back to your vehicle at Four Seasons and return to ret=
rieve
your boat from our "boat check" area on the Public Landing.

All the proceeds will benefit The Ohio River Way's work to create hike, b=
ike and
paddling trails along the Ohio River linking river towns, parks, historic=
al and
cultural sites and recreational facilities from Maysville, KY to Madison,=
IN.

Don't delay... Register on-line today at: www.ohioriverway.org/paddlefest=
/ for
the Ohio River Way Paddlefest.


Brewster Rhoads
Chair, Ohio River Way Paddlefest Steering Committee