Paddlefest Weekend 2010 Events

Kid's Outdoor Adventure Expo
Presented by Hamilton County Park District

Thursday, June 24, 2010
Two sessions: 9 am - Noon & 1- 4 pm

Interactive learning about health, nature, and the outdoors!

The Kid's Outdoor Adventure Expo is Thursday, June 24 at Coney Island, with two sessions from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Kid's Expo brings together area organizations for the largest outdoor youth environmental education program in the region. The Expo is a unique opportunity to engage children's interests in the environment while enhancing their academic achievement in science, technology, math and engineering. Through interactive exhibits, presentations and hands-on activities, children are provided with the values and knowledge they need to succeed in life. For more information, please contact Kimberly Whitton, Kid's Outdoor Adventure Expo Coordinator, at kwhitton@GreatParks.org or at (513) 245-7448.
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Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati Launch of Team River Runner
Lake Como at Coney Island

On Friday, June 25 join Team River Runner at 9 am on Lake Como at Coney Island to help launch the Northern KY/Cincinnati chapter of Team River Runner.

Team River Runner (TRR), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, gives active duty servicemembers and veterans an opportunity to find health, healing, and new challenges through whitewater boating and other paddling sports. The benefits of TRR have as much to do with creating a social network and support system as they do with learning water sports skills that provide an exciting adventure lifestyle that suddenly seemed lost due to injury. The program also encourages family members to participate whenever possible. TRR is a national volunteer organization with chapters across the country. TRR accomplishes its goals through a step-by-step approach in which paddlers begin learning to control a whitewater kayak in a pool, and then move to quiet open water and where available, open ocean and river, where they gain additional experience and skills. Once they have mastered the basics, they are then able to go on TRR organized trips to more progressively challenging venues. Admission is free and open to the public, but there will be a modest charge this year for parking.
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Ohio River Music & Outdoor Festival

Friday, June 25 - 5 pm to midnight

On Friday, June 25 our Ohio River Music & Outdoor Festival will feature five live bands- Magnolia Mountain, Jake Speed & the Freddies, Blue Run, Rubber Knife Gang & Rumpke Mountain Boys, kayak paddling clinics, boat demos, the Midwest Kayak Rolling Championship, the Fishing Tournament presented by Jackson Kayak, the New Richmond Cardboard Boat Race, a silent auction, a used canoe/kayak sale, workshops, outdoor vendors and environmental education exhibits. Admission is also free, but there will be a modest charge this year for parking.
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New Richmond Cardboard Boat Races

Friday evening at Coney Island at Lake Como at 8pm

Join the Cardboard Boat Regatta bunch on Lake Como as they try to race across the river in their very own cardboard "boat" creations. Great fun for the whole family!

Kayak Freestyle "Jammin with Jackson" & Midwest Kayak Rolling Competition

Friday, June 25 beginning at 6 pm at Coney Island in Sunlite Pool

Use your kayak and roll for a prize or just do it for sheer fun. Enter the Paddlefest rolling contest, sponsored by CincyPaddlers.org.
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Kayak Fishing Tournament on the Ohio River presented by Jackson Kayak

The inaugural Paddlefest Kayak Fishing Tournament is Friday, June 25 from 4-8 pm on the Ohio River. Registration is $10 per person if you register early. A variety of prizes will be given out to winners in two categories size and weight. Please send in application or bring to Paddlefest Friday, June 25 before Captain's Meeting at 3:30 pm.
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Paddle the Ohio - 8.2 mile float trip on the Ohio River

Saturday, June 26

On Saturday, June 26, over 1,700 people in more than 1,000 canoes and kayaks will race or take their sweet time paddling from Coney Island to the Cincinnati Public Landing to celebrate the beauty and recreational benefits of the Ohio River, Greater Cincinnati's most important natural resource. Paddlers who feel "lucky" can participate in our inaugural Paddlefest Poker Run as they make their way down the Ohio!
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Poker Run

Saturday, June 26

Engage in a little poker fun with our first annual Poker Run on the Ohio. The Ohio River Way Poker Run is a fun way to test your luck as you paddle down the Ohio from Coney Island to the Cincinnati Public Landing. You must first be registered for the 8.2 mile Paddlefest float trip and then pay an additional $10 ($15 if you register on site) for each hand you want to play. You will have from 9:00 am to 12 noon to complete the course by picking up one card per hand at five stops along the way. Please take your time and enjoy your trip!
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Gold Star Chili Finish Line Festival

Saturday, June 26, 10:30am - 2:30 pm

Paddlefest Weekend concludes with the Gold Star Chili Finish Line Festival at Yeatman's Cove featuring live music from "Lagnaippe", delicious food, vendors, racer awards and more.
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