URC Paddle Festival with Live Music June 4, 2005

The URC Paddle Festival is Utah's biggest annual celebration of rivers and recreation, offering families a chance to explore new skills together in a fun outdoor environment. At the Festival, anyone 6 or older can learn to paddle, sail or fly fish. Participants enjoy a variety of new recreational, whitewater and flat water kayaks, canoes and sailboats in a supportive setting.

The Festival offers clinics and workshops for beginners and intermediates, as well as informal competitions for more advanced athletes. Rounding out the experience are live music, children's activities, great food and a raffle.

The event is the biggest benefit of the year for the Utah Rivers Council, a statewide nonprofit organization that works to protect Utah's rivers for future generations.

Cost for entry to the Festival is $10 for adults and $6 for children ages 6-12, with children under 6 free (although not allowed on the water). Your entry fee covers most activities, with the exception of roll clinics and races. Proceeds benefit the Utah Rivers Council and our programs to protect and restore Utah?s outstanding rivers.

Little Dell Reservoir, 15 minutes east of Salt Lake City off of I-80

http://www.paddlefestival.org/

Live music includes performances by Richmond Fontaine, the Silent Sevens, A.J., The Motherless Cowboys, and Trace Wiren.