RiverFest on the Deschutes
Maupin, Oregon Saturday, 19, 2009

“CELEBRATING WILD FISH & WILD WATER ON THE LOWER DESCHUTES RIVER”

We invite you and your family to visit Maupin on the lower Deschutes River for a day of terrific live music, great food, fun, family-friendly activities on Saturday, September 19th from 10am – 8pm at the Oasis Riverview Campground. Free Admission.

Additional Sunday, September 20th activities include a SOLV River Clean-up, the exciting Oregon River Games, and a Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament.

Saturday at RiverFest

The day begins with a 5k/10k Walk/Run along the Deschutes River from 9:00am – 10:00am. Talented and popular regional bands will play all day long, featuring music that the whole family will enjoy. A variety of food & beverage vendors will satisfy any hunger, and your eyes can feast on the artwork of 40+ art/crafts vendors. You can take a mini raft trip on the Deschutes, and then cast some single & double-handed fly rods at our casting pond. Professional casting instructors will assist you and inspire you, too! Other outdoor recreational gear & equipment will be displayed and available for purchase.

Youngsters can enjoy our inflatable bouncy house and kids/teens/adults can challenge our climbing wall. Wildlife displays and environmental education groups will share their knowledge with people of all ages. There are also participatory art activities for children. An “Authors Booth” will feature mystery writer Lenora Whiteman, author of Murder in Hales Ferry in 1853.

Admission to RiverFest is free and every guest receives a Free Raffle Ticket. Prize drawings are held hourly for valuable prizes. Winners who are present get to choose their prize; those not present are mailed a prize, so you don’t have to be present to win!

Sunday at RiverFest

The SOLV River Clean-up, an annual part of RiverFest begins at 8:45am with an orientation at the Imperial River Company Lodge on the banks of the Deschutes in Maupin. Equipment and supplies provided free of charge. Leadership provided by All Star Rafting and the Bureau of Land Management. Following the clean-up, a free BBQ luncheon will be served to all volunteers at the Imperial River Company Lodge.

The Oregon River Games, an exciting, fun, participatory competition from Harpham Flats (4 miles upstream of Maupin) to the Imperial River Company landing.

Test your poker skills at the RiverFest Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament at the Imperial River Company Lodge. Registration begins at 1:30pm and cards fly at 2:00pm. Limited to 40 players; $100 buy-in with all entry fees paid out for the top finishers.