The Catawba Valley Heritage Alliance would like to invite everyone to
the 7th Annual Catawba RiverFest
Saturday September 18, 2010
Lake James State Park
10am - 3pm
Free Admission
In
2010 we will be moving the Catawba Riverfest to a new location.
The city of Hickory graciously provided a wonderful spot in
previous years, but we out grew the parking and the booth space
quickly. For 2010, Lake James State Park has agreed to
partner with the Catawba Valley Heritage Alliance and host the Catawba
Riverfest.
In
2005, Lake James acquired new land expanding them to over 3,000 acres.
With the new property, a new swim beach has been installed,
along with plenty of parking space, picnic pavilions and a new bath
house; making this the perfect spot for the 7th Annual Catawba Riverfest.
Our hopes are that our
presenters will follow us on this move to Lake James State Park.
The date has been set for September 18th, 2010.
We hope you will be able to join us this year.
Catawba RiverFest is an annual celebration sponsored by the CVHA and a variety of local governmental and non-govermental organizations. The focus of the festival is to provide everyone with an opportunity to enjoy the benefits of the Catawba River as well as providing an opportunity for local organizations to highlight issues impacting the river. The festival features music from local artists, food, booths from local organizations, and a water derby.
The festival provides an opportunity for local organizations to provide demonstrations to the public and showcase the services they offer. The Carolina Raptor Center, Lenoir-Rhyne College, and the Catawba River Keepers were just a few of the organizations that have booths at our festival. If your organization is interested in having a booth at this year's festival please contact Ranger Nora Coffey at Nora.coffey@ncdenr.gov or you can call her at the park- 828-652-5047.