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Powell
Plunge
River
Festival
  
The
John
Wesley
Powell
River
Festival will be held August 26, 27, 2005.
The Festival will begin on Friday afternoon with signups and orientation at
4 p.m.
! At about
5:30 p.m.
we will begin serving a Cajun
Shrimp Boil and Pasta Feed. This will be open to the public for a nominal
fee and we will be serving shrimp boiled with sausage, potatoes and corn, Cajun
spicy style! For the folks who
don’t like Cajun food we will offer pasta.
Free kids games will be available from
5-7 p.m.
and the Kiwanis Club will be hosting their
Duck Race.
  
The
River
of
Fire
will
take place about
9 p.m.
with boaters floating down the river and
lighting cauldrons that will be placed just above the river to look as though
they are floating. Entertainment for that evening will be the
"Fireants" from Dubois, Wyoming, featuring Caribbean Cajun
music. Check out the artists working on the their sculpting projects in the
1st Annual Life on the Green Sculpting contest. The artists have 24 hours to
complete a clay sculpture. Unveiling of ten bronze sculptures will take place on
Friday as well. The art work will be on display during the River Festival and
then be place around town. They will remain in town for a year.
 
Saturday the events will begin at 6 a.m.
until 6 p.m., at
Expedition
Island
. The
2nd annual marathon race, the Run With the
Horses
Marathon
will begin at
6:00 a.m.
, with a shuttle picking participants up at
Expedition
Island
, Saturday August 27th. The
Marathon
will go across the Wild Horse
Loop
on
White Mountain
, hence the name. You will be running
across a self guided
Loop
Tour that 9 times out of 10 has wild horses
frolicking along side the road. The race starts out at about 7,500 feet and ends
in town at about 6,200 feet. The majority of the road is a County
maintained dirt road and the decline is not bad. Aid Stations will be
placed every two miles. Porta Potties will be placed throughout the course.
Entry fee of $50 includes the Shrimp Boil and Pasta Feed Friday
night, band, a t-shirt and medallion for the finishing racers.
Link to entry form
Photos of Route
Map
of Route
The Slalom
competition will take place on the north channel of the
Island
and will have the same categories. Winners
of those events will receive t-shirt medallion and a dinner ticket for the
Shrimp Boil and Pasta Feed.
The Shake, Paddle
and Roll, is a relay race
that participants will begin at the
Island and kayak and canoe to the FMC bridge, the next person will then take
over on bike and ride on a course that is broken out for expert and beginners,
the last leg of the race will involve runners. We have also included a Iron Man
Category for those over achievers that would like to do the entire course on
their own!
The Kayak Rodeo
is a freestyle event that takes place on the river. Participants are broken into
three categories, Professional, Amateur and Junior. Each participant is given
two 30 or 45 second slots to perform tricks in the drops on the river. The
judges average the scores and the highest score wins. Professional winners, both
men and women, will receive a cash prize. Each participant receives a tee-shirt
too.
We would like to invite you to our first
annual Powell Plunge Brew Fest from
11-5 p.m.
Their
will be several brewers available for you to sample their beer,
and for you to vote on your favorite.
Participants will be charged a $20 entry fee.
This fee would allow you to sample an unlimited amount of beer.
Judges will award 1st, 2nd, 3rd place
winners along with the People’s Choice Award.
Soul Purpose
will be in concert for your enjoyment from
11-3 p.m.
A dog contest
is an event that we know will involve the home crowd too. Dogs will be timed on
fetching a stick out of the river and back to their owners. We are also
including a land event for those water phobic dogs.
Knights of Columbus will be selling breakfast
and lunch at the Island. The Bread Lady will be her too.
Awards
presentations will take place on Saturday after the Kayak Rodeo competition
ends.
Friday
August 26th
Signups and orientation
4 p.m.
Cajun Shrimp Boil & Pasta Feed
5:30-7 p.m.
$15.00 for adults and $8.00 for children, Past Only $5.00
Concert
5:30-9 p.m.
The Fireants
Free
Kids Games
5-7 p.m.
Great Duck Race 7 p.m.
Kiwanis Club’s fun fundraiser.
Tall
Tails Auction
7:30 p.m.
The
River
of
Fire
9 p.m.
Cajun
Crawdad races 9:30 pm
Saturday August 27th
Run with the Horses Marathon
Bus pick
5 a.m.
race start time
6 a.m.
Shake, Paddle and Roll Relay Race 9 a.m.
Begins at Trona Bridge
Slalom competition
10 a.m.
North Channel
Free Kids Games
10-3 p.m.
Powell Plunge Brew Fest
11-5 p.m.
Concert
Soul
Purpose
11-3 p.m.
Dog contests
11 a.m.
Island
park area
The Kayak Rodeo 12:30
p.m.
Castle
Falls
u-drop
Awards presentation after Rodeo at about
5 p.m.
*****Registration taken up to the time of each event
$2,600.00 Cash purse for Kayak Rodeo
Green River Chamber of Commerce
541 East Flaming Gorge Way, Suite E
Green River, WY 82935
307-875-5711
800-FL-GORGE
Fax: 307-875-8993
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