River Day 2012
Celebrating the Westport River a Resource for Generations
Join WRWA on Saturday, June 9th from 9am to 3pm at the Head of Westport Landing. Activities are numerous and offer fun for all ages. Family fun paddle starts at 10am at Hix Bridge Landing.
River Paddle
- Registration required – click here for form
- Registration begins at 9 am.
- Paddle starts at 10 am.
Entertainment
- Merry-Go-Music, songs for children with the Carrie Rowan duo
- Miracle Fish Puppets- Bubble Fish and Baboo
- Donna Mitchell, Native American Spoken Word using poetry and story
- River Rats, local chantey chorus
- Return of The Funky White Honkies, a favorite local band
Activities
- Annual 3.5 mile kayak and canoe paddle from Hix Bridge Landing to the Head of Westport Landing
- 4th graders from the Paul Cuffee School in Providence are building boats to celebrate their maritime charter and will launch their boats at River Day in the very river where the real Paul Cuffee, a Westport resident, launched the whaling ships he built in the late 18th /early 19th century.
- Westport Historical Society walking tours of the historic Head neighborhood and the restored Wolf Pit Schoolhouse
- Exhibits celebrating Westport’s farming and fishing heritage
- Green businesses demonstrating energy options (solar/wind), wastewater solutions, and sustainable practices for everyday living
- Children’s games – stilt making, May-pole dancing, fish printing, “wee boat” building, old fashion hoop rolling, face painting, paper airplanes, and much more
Please consider joining us as an Exhibitor. Contact: Dale Weber (drw16@charter.net)
