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Asheville’s French Broad River front has been going through a revitalization for years now. So many wonderful things are along the river. The folks in charge of keeping this revitalization up and happening is RiverLink. Each year they put on a Festival in the French Broad River Park. It’s a great park with a doggie park attached to it. Lots of festivals, barbeques, impromptu music jams happen in this park all year. Each year in August around the middle of the month, this festival happens to benefit RiverLink. This year it’s Saturday August 14th.
Take a vacation and stay in an Asheville pet friendly cabin to take in all these great festivals going on this weekend. For the French Broad RiverFest pack a picnic and sit along the river bank and watch the canoes, rafts, duckies go by.
I thought this sounds so wonderful I wanted to spread the word. Can you imagine floating down the French Broad River for 8 miles in the evening when all the birds and river critters start to come out? Imagine the quietness of floating with the sound of paddles pushing the water as you float. Oh look, there’s a Beaver, over there, look over there, there’s a Blue Heron. Bliss, that’s what you’d have, just pure bliss. If you get hungry, you can bring a little snack to eat as you float along and watch the sun go down. Ahhhhh.
This is the creation of the Headwaters Outfitters who will also rent you a canoe to use. You don’t need any experience so that’s a plus for all us couch potatoes. Trips start at 4PM May 28, June 4, 11, 18 and 25 and Sept 3, 10, 24. It costs only $50 a person so when you plan your Asheville NC mountain vacation, it’s not so bad when you stay at a rental cabin that will also supply you with dining coupons. This could make a truly memorable experience.
The French Broad River is a wide, strong flowing, yet not so deep river that flows right down the center of Asheville, North Carolina. So many new things are happening along that river. The River Arts District is developing more and more each year. A goup of folks interested in bringing more river life to Asheville have been cleaning it up and beautifying it. There are parks and walkways and it’s a great walk to take, watching that ol’ lazy moving river slide along the banks.
The Classique is a yearly two day stage race, traveling 18 miles on the river. It’s only $20 per person and if you don’t have your own boat or can’t get it here on your Asheville vacation, you can rent a boat from the AOC. Race categories will include racing canoes and kayaks as well as recreational boats. There is a Barbecue on the evening of the first day and a 7 mile fun race on the second day. If you missed it this year, you’d best start thinking about next year and rent an Asheville cabin to complete your adventurous vacation.