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Date: Saturday, September 06, 2008 At 08:00:00 AM
Duration: 8 Hours
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Celebration honoring the Hennepin Canal Parkway in Rock Falls.
Event Schedule:
At Hennepin Canal & Holiday Inn:
6:30-7:30 a.m. - Canal Crawl 5K Run/Walk registration Hennepin Canal behind Holiday Inn
7:45 a.m. - Kids Fun Run - Start
8 a.m. - Canal Crawl 5K Run/Walk – Start
Centennial Park Activities:
9:00-11:30 a.m. - Fishing Derby - Lions Shelter for registration. Age group prizes awarded
11:30-Noon - Fishing Derby Awards
Nims Park Activities:
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. - RF Library “Hands-on Kids Stations†at Nims Park Pavilion
10 a.m. -11 a.m. - Book Signing by Author Betty Marchon “Engineering A Dream, Diaries of Fred Honensâ€
1:30 – 2 p.m. - Kids Parade Line-up
2 p.m. - Kids Parade (Pre-school – 5th Grade)
Parade start at Nims Park and travels north along the canal path ending at the Locks and Locktender’s House.
Locktender’s House Activities
(On East Second Street)
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. - Hydro Electric Plant
Safety Town Exhibit†by City of Rock Falls Electric Dept.
10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Montreal Canoe Ride
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. - Civil War Family, Tim Tedrick and Family
Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society
Lincoln-Manahan Restoration Project Display
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. - Antique Tractor Display
12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. - Book Signing by Author Betty Marchon
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Dulcimers music under the tent
3 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. - Kids Parade Finale & Lil Abe Contest Awards
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. - Rock Falls High School Band scheduled to perform under the tent
4 p.m. – 5 p.m. - “Locktender†written by Dexter Brigham . A 4 Act Play – performed on the Canal
Presented by Rock Falls High School Drama Club
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Blackhawk Waterways CVB