Labor Day Weekend Cheat River Float Trip
Friends of the Cheat Release
22 August 2013
What is the best way to spend the Sunday over Labor Day
Weekend—enjoying Rowlesburg, the river city, from the water! Take
a lazy ride down the Cheat River from Riverview Lounge to
Rowlesburg Park. The trip is beginner-friendly, Class I-II waters,
and about 3.3 miles. Once there, enjoy the town's festival
sponsored by the volunteer organizations of Rowlesburg. Lots to do
in town from char-broiled chicken in the Park to the model train
show at the Ambulance Building. The Szilagyi Center will be open
all day with its world-class museums, the River City Cafe and the
Emporium. For more information on Labor Day activities in
Rowlesburg visit: http://www.rowlesburgguide.com
Free shuttle service will start at 11:00 am on Sunday September
1st, leaving approximately every 30 minutes until about 1:00 pm.
Paddlers must drop off boating gear at Riverview Lounge first and
proceed to Rowlesburg where cars will be left at the takeout. Meet
the shuttle driver at the Cheat River Water Trail takeout point in
the Rowleburg Park just downstream (north) of the larger Park
parking lot. Please contact Amanda Pitzer for more details:
amanda@cheat.org. No boats or gear will be available in
Rowlesburg. Contact Blackwater Outdoor Adventure Center in St.
George for information on boat rental: raftboa@frontiernet.net or
(304) 478-3775. The float trip will be cancelled pending low water
levels.
The float trip is planned by the Cheat River Water Trail Committee
which is part of Friends of the Cheat (FOC). FOC is a grassroots,
non-profit organization formed in 1994 to "restore, preserve, and
promote the outstanding natural qualities of the Cheat River
watershed." The group's primary focus since its inception has been
the monitoring, characterization and remediation of acid mine
drainage (AMD), the Cheat's most damaging pollutant. The group
works with its Cheat River Water Trail Committee to develop and
maintain beginner friendly water trails. For more information on
the Upper Cheat River Water Trail visit: http://www.cheatriverwatertrail.org
Friends of the Cheat
119 South Price Street, Suite 206
Kingwood, WV26537
(304)329-3621
foc@cheat.org