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Event: 'Hennepin Canal Heritage Day' in calendar ''

Whiteside County
Date: Saturday, September 06, 2008 At 08:00:00 AM
Duration: 8 Hours
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Rock Falls Tourism 815-625-4500
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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 Honens” 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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