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 information
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 modest $20
registration fee is the same as last year AND includes your 2005 collector's
edition Paddlefest T-shirt!

This year's Paddlefest will feature the Ohio River Festival on Friday, July 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 show,
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 complete 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 paddling
event in the Midwest. This is the only time of the year that the Ohio will be
closed to barge traffic during the day. You can enter one of our three races
• 14 Mile Canoe Race with $3,500 in prize money
• 9 Mile Amateur Race
• 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 "Riverbank
Talks" by experts on Ohio River history, ecology, wildlife and geology.

End the morning at our Finish Line Celebration at the Cincinnati Public Landing.
Enjoy music, food, refreshments and watch (or participate in) our "Bridge to
Bridge" sprint races, war canoe races and our inaugural Corporate Raft Race
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 retrieve
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, bike and
paddling trails along the Ohio River linking river towns, parks, historical 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