The 32nd Annual BRWA Canoe/kayak Race
needs your help!!! www.thebwra.org
Held the 2nd Saturday
in May
32nd Annual
Blackstone River Watershed Association Canoe and Kayak Race
The Blackstone River
Watershed Association holds their annual canoe and kayak race very May on the
second saturday of the month. The 2007 event was a 12 mile race starting in South
Grafton, MA across from the Fisherville Mill, 53 Main Street, RT 122A. The race
ended in the vicinity of Riverbend Farm Visitor Center, Blackstone River and
Canal Visitor Center, in Uxbridge. After the race there was food, music, an
award ceremony as well as other family activities. The BRWA also has a great
raffle with a Great Canadian canoe as the first prize. There’s lots of fun for
the whole family. For more information or to participate as a racer or volunteer
please contact
http://www.thebrwa.org
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Get All Wet - Race
Down the River for the Blackstone River Watershed
The
Blackstone River Watershed Council and Friends of the Blackstone holds their annual Riverfest Canoe and Kayak Race,
on the third Saturday of May starting at 8:00am at the River Island Park on Bernon Street in
Woonsocket, RI.
On
site registration begins at 8:00 am the day of the race.
“The
race brings all ages to the river for a day of fun.” says Keith Hainley, board
member of the Blackstone River Watershed Council/Friends of the Blackstone. The
race down the Blackstone River starts from River Island Park and Vernon Street
in Woonsocket and continues 4.2 miles downstream to the park at Manville Falls
in Cumberland. This race is for all ages and all categories of racers. Young and
old alike, teens, fathers and daughters, moms and daughters, moms and sons, dads
and sons, single lonely folks and others. Canoes and kayaks will be available
for rent if your paddle is up the river. All racers must wear a personal
flotation device so we can find you as you drift out of Narragansett Bay and
head towards Portugal.
There
is also a 10 mile race for serious racers that allows you to show off your big
muscles when you turn around and paddle back upstream to Hamlet Avenue then back
to the falls. This race will take place at the same time as the 4.2 race.
To
register go on-line at
www.blackstonefriends.org
or
www.blackstoneriver.org
or call Arlene Gilpin at (401) 769-2257.
Along
with the race, there will be an award ceremony at River Island Park honoring
this year’s environmental award winners who are getting environmental awards
because they did really cool things.For more information, contact Paul A.
Roselli or contact John Marsland at 401-334-2153, field coordinator for the
Riverfest Race.
The
mission of the Blackstone River Watershed Council and the Friends of the
Blackstone is to improve water quality along the Blackstone River and all of the
tributaries along the river, maintain the river’s importance in the life and
health of all Rhode Island’s citizens and to make the river canoeable, fishable
and swimmable by 2010. The Blackstone River Watershed extends all the way from
Paxton to Boylston, towns in mid-state Massachusetts, to the southern portion of
Narragansett Bay.
The
Greenway Challenge
Each
September, a triathlon is held for 100 teams, ranging from ironmen or women to
multi-member teams. Go to
www.greenwaychallenge.com for details or click here for
great photos.
