River Way 2008 Schedule August 21 - 24

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22

• 11-2 p.m. Quad Cities Rib Fest - Lunchtime admission
  LeClaire Park, Davenport, IA
• 12:30 p.m. Arsenal Historic Bike Tour
  Call 309-794-5338 to register
• Sand castle builders and contest for kids (All Day)
  Marquette St Landing.
  Event will end before 'Friday Night Lights Bike Ride'.
• 8:30 p.m. 'Friday Night Lights Lighted Bike Trail Ride'
  Davenport-Centennial Park @ Marquette St. Landing to Bettendorf-Leach Park
• 8:30 p.m. Water Screen Movie
  Bass St. Landing, Moline, IL
  Featured movie: “A River Runs Through It”
• All day
  Cell phone audio walking tours – "Bridge to Bridge"
  Map will be available for download at www.riveraction.org in mid-June
• All day - Camping on the riverfront:
  Illiniwek [IL]
  Fisherman’s Corner [IL]
  Buffalo Shores [IA]
  Shady Creek [IA]
  Clark’s Ferry [IA]
  www.recreation.gov
• River Roots Live & QC Rib Fest
  LeClaire Park, Davenport, IA
  Go to www.riverrootslive.com for info & tickets

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23

• 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. - River Action’s Taming of the Slough Adventure Race
  Bass Street Landing, Moline, IL.
  To register for event, go to www.riveraction.org.
• 8 a.m. Arsenal Historic Bike Tour
  Must Register for event. Call 309-794-5338 for registration information.
• 9 a.m. Kids fishing tournament
  Rock Island Sunset Park
• 11:00 a.m. Presentation by Richard Louv, author of 'Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder.' Free and open to public @ i wireless Center.
• 10-4 p.m. Living on the River Expo,
  Showcase of twenty+ exhibitors that offers of a taste of life on the Mississippi River, John Deere Pavilion, Moline, IL
• 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Lock & Dam Tours by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  Must Register. Call 309-794-5338
• 12-3 p.m. Canoeing lessons & kayaking lessons
  QCRA boathouse, 17th Street at Mississippi River, Moline
• Sand castle builders
  Marquette Street Landing.
• 1 p.m. Mississippi River Trail Ride
  Davenport to Muscatine for overnight; Return via IL on Sunday. Leaves from i wireless Center, Moline.
• Celebration Belle Paddlewheel boat trips.
  Times and reservations at www.celebrationbelle.com
• 3 p.m. Backwater Gamblers water ski on the Mississippi River
  Moline’s Ben Butterworth Parkway
• 5 p.m. Fly Fishing Lessons, Leach Park, Bettendorf
• 8:30 p.m. Water Screen Movie, Bass St. Landing, Moline, IL
  Featured movie: “The Adventures of Huck Finn”
• Imax - Explore the Grand Canyon 3-D
  Show times and ticket information can be found at www.putnam.org
• All day
  Cell phone audio walking tours – "Bridge to Bridge"
  Map will be available for download at www.riveraction.org by mid-June.
• All day
  Picnics on the riverfront parks, painted canvas blankets will be installed at various locations, including: Centennial Park, Davenport; Lake Davenport Sailing Club, Davenport; Leach Park, Bettendorf; Ben Butterworth Parkway, Moline; foot of 17th St., Moline.
• River Roots Live & QC Rib Fest
  LeClaire Park, Davenport, IA
  Go to www.riverrootslive.com for info & tickets

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24

• 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Lock & Dam Tours by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  Must Register. Call 309-794-5338
• 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Lake Davenport Sailing Races
• Imax, Explore the Grand Canyon 3-D
  Show times and ticket information can be found at www.putnam.org
• All day
  Cell phone audio walking tours
  "Bridge to Bridge" map can be downloaded at www.riveraction.org
• All day
  Picnics on the riverfront parks, painted canvas blankets will be installed at various locations, including: Centennial Park, Davenport; Lake Davenport Sailing Club, Davenport; Leach Park, Bettendorf; Ben Butterworth Parkway, Moline; foot of 17th St., Moline.

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.