River Rush - Fast. Fearless. Fun !!

Craving some COOL summer fun? Get in on the action this August 6th, 7th and 8th when the serene setting of Crysler Park Marina on the St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg morphs into a riverside playground during an ALL-NEW RIVER RUSH event! Kicking off Friday night will be a live performance by country rock band Ridin' Shotgun at the Marina’s Marker 72 Dockside Patio at 8:00 p.m. Sultans of Gin will play throughout Saturday. This weekend event promises to play out with tons of thrills, spills, music and fun for all ages!

Highlighting the weekend are professional, high-energy acts including a dazzling Saturday afternoon competition-style Extreme Trampoline Show, where professional and fearless athletes will perform airborne tricks and turns on skis and boards! Sunday afternoon picks up speed with a high-adrenaline ProStunt BMX / In-Line / Skateboard Show by the Krusher Stunt Team from Montreal, who play to amaze on an enormous ¼ pipe!

Throughout the weekend, you can test your own endurance on a Rock Climbing Wall, or check your ability to stay upright as you take on an opponent in a Sumo Wrestling Match! Catch the action of racing Remote Control Cars and Boats as the Marina plays host to the Cornwall Remote Control Clubs demonstrations! Sign up for the Family Fishing Derby, swing into action on our Closest to the Pin contest, or shoot it out in our Disc Golf Tournament. Even some canine friends will be joining the fun, as the Airborne Disc Dogs Club of Ottawa put on special performances audiences of all ages will love (guest dogs are invited to learn a trick or two as well!).

Get in sync with the beat of a daily “Junkyard Jam” show on both Saturday and Sunday, performed by the Junkyard Symphony, who specialize in making music with recycled objects! Be amazed with the circus-style antics and magic of Dr. Kaboom! Rise to the challenge of our Kid’s Games, including a Wii gaming centre, Jacob’s Ladder agility game, Frog Jump coordination game and more! Learn about the wild side of life with special presentations by Little Ray’s Reptiles and Endangered Species Show on Saturday.

Summer sun means sizzling fun! Cool off with a slippery ride down our giant inflatable slide! Take to the water on our new stand-up paddle boards (the latest hot trend), paddle boats, canoes and kayaks! Re-energize yourself with some fresh-squeezed lemonade or kettle corn at our snack booth, or chill out over a lunch or dinner special at the Marker 72 Dockside Patio, featuring live entertainment by "Ridin' Shotgun" on Friday evening, rock band Sultans of Gin throughout the day on Saturday and piped music provided by the Krusher Stunt Team before their show on Saturday.

The event runs from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Admission to the Marina on Saturday and Sunday during the River Rush event is $10 per adult per day and $5 per child (5 to 12 years of age) per day. Admission includes all games, entertainment and shows, plus two free vouchers to be used against ticketed activities (i.e., paddle boats, canoes, kayaks, sumo wrestling and rock wall climbing). Additional activity vouchers can be purchased separately for $2 each. Special weekend admission passes are available for $15 per adult and $8 per child (5 to 12 years of age).

All programming is subject to change and many activities are weather dependent. A more detailed schedule will be posted online soon.

Can’t get enough? Be right in the action and on the grounds where you will experience this year’s thrills, music and fun for all ages! Campsites are limited so hurry while they are still available! Family of four River Rush Camping Package’s start at $79.05 (plus taxes)! Call Crysler Park Marina at 613-543-3254 to book your instant campsite today.

Jancis Sommerville, Special Events Officer commented, “We are so fortunate to have such a great location right on the St. Lawrence River and we really want to celebrate it and encourage people to be more active both in and on the water as well as through other activities here at Crysler Park Marina. The River Rush event really offers something for all ages from the musical entertainment on Friday night and through the day on Saturday, the professional acts we are bringing in including the Extreme Trampoline Show (Saturday only) and the Krusher Stunt Team from Montreal who will perform a ProStunt BMX In-Line/Skateboard Show (Sunday afternoon) to the numerous family activities such as a Rock Climbing Wall, racing Remote Control Cars and Boats or the Airborne Disc Dogs Club of Ottawa. The variety is amazing! Thanks to funding from Celebrate Ontario, we were able to introduce River Rush this year.”

Tim Robins, Harbour Master, Crysler Park Marina - “Over the past three years we have made investments into upgrading our infrastructure here at the Marina adding more dockage capacity, the new Marker 72 Dockside Patio and now we are looking to offer more things to do while here at the Marina. But our facilities aren’t just for our boaters. We encourage all visitors to stay at our Instant Campsites, have a drink or meal at the Patio or to try out our new stand-up paddle boards one of the latest trends, paddle boats or canoes and kayaks. We hope that our new event River Rush will bring a lot of new people here so they can experience for themselves what a wonderful facility we have here.”

• Crysler Park Marina is located at 13480 County Road 2 just west of Upper Canada Village. Take exit 758 Upper Canada Road off Highway 401. Go south on Upper Canada Road to County Road 2. Turn east (left) and follow the signs to the marina.

• To book an Instant Camping site and River Rush package call Crysler Park Marina at 613-543-3254.

• For information and campground reservations, telephone 1-800-437-2233 or 613-543-4328 locally or check out the website at StLawrenceParks.com

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