The Second Annual Cohansey RiverFest Saturday AUGUST 27, 2011 CHECK HERE FOR LATEST WEATHER REPORThttp://www.accuweather.com/us/nj/bridgeton/08302/city-weather-forecast.aspshapeimage_3_link_0
 
GRATIS GRATIS PARA LA FAMILIA PARKING FOR THE RIVERFEST IN DOWNTOWN BRIDGETON & ENVIRONS A Birdseye View of the Bridgeton Riverfront with activities layout (Subject to update) A MAP OF LOCATIONS AT THE BRIDGETON RIVERFRONT WITH NUMBER KEY (Subject to update)Whats_on_Board_files/List%208-22%20Eng-Span.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Parking%20Rev%2026Aug.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Parking%20Rev%2026Aug.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Parking%20Rev%2026Aug.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Parking%20Rev%2026Aug.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Parking%20Rev%2026Aug.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Layout%20Plan.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Layout%20Plan.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Layout%20Plan.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Location%20Map.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Location%20Map.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Location%20Map.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Location%20Map.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Location%20Map.pdfshapeimage_10_link_0shapeimage_10_link_1shapeimage_10_link_2shapeimage_10_link_3shapeimage_10_link_4shapeimage_10_link_5shapeimage_10_link_6shapeimage_10_link_7shapeimage_10_link_8shapeimage_10_link_9shapeimage_10_link_10shapeimage_10_link_11shapeimage_10_link_12shapeimage_10_link_13

CRABFEST TICKETS &  INFO:

Carola Hartley 856-453-8130/973-864-4001

OR Tony Stanzione 856-455-1312

email:  carolahartley@aol.com

Download Crabfest Flyer ...Download Crabfest Ticket Order Form

Download Crabfest Program Insert Application  

OTHER RIVERFEST INFO: Check individual events or call Carola Hartley  at above number

GUESS WHAT! IT’S THE YEAR OF THE OYSTER!! http://www.delawareestuary.org/science_projects_oyster_restoration.asp
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Bridgeton Main Street & Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce 2nd Annual Bridgeton Crabfest 10AM to 8PM – Food Service: 11AM to 7PM – at the Riverfront Park and Commerce Street in downtown Bridgeton • Crab Dinners – Cost $10.00 (or $12.00 day of) • Beer Garden • Food Vendors • Craft Vendors • Music and other entertainment • Heritage Cooking Demonstrations 50/50 Drawing Cost: $5.00 (ticket can be purchased ahead of time and on festival day) First Prize – 25% of sales, 2nd Prize – 15% of sales, 3rd Prize – 10% of sales. Drawing at 7PM Need NOT be present to win. American Littoral Society Kayak Trip 11 AM-1:30 PM Cost: ONLY $15 per person ($35 per person with kayak rental) Trip leaves from Bridgeton boat ramp. Kayakers travel down to Fairton with pick-up & return from there back to Bridgeton. This event partners the Littoral Society with the Natural Lands Trust and Al and Sam’s Canoes (Al and Sam’s is picking up kayakers and kayaks and getting them back to "start"). Limited to 15 participants. Pre-registration recommended! Call (856)825-2174 or email jessica@littoralsociety.org   Eco-Gems Bus Tour Morning trip: 9 AM-11 AM Afternoon trip: 2 PM-4 PM Cost: $5 per person Join the American Littoral Society at the Bridgeton Boat Dock off Broad Street for a guided bus tour of several state & private wildlife preservation areas on the western side of the Cohansey Estuary. Stops include Cohansey Wildlife Management Area and PSEG’s Bayside Tract. PLUS: Enjoy a free fresh peach at Sunny Slope Farms while you learn about the unique agricultural heritage of the Cohansey Watershed!! Cumberland County Cultural & Heritage Commission & Gallery 50 Plein-Air (Outdoor) Artists Competition CORRECTION! FREE FREE FREE NO REGISTRATION FEE! Awards: 1st Place $400.00 – 2nd Place $200.00 – 3rd Place - $100.00 Registration/Check in on RiverFest day (Aug. 27) 7:30 to 9:00AM at Gallery 50. • Paint, after registration, until 6PM. • Work must be turned in no later than 6:30PM. • Awards presentation and reception will be held on Gallery 50‘s next First Friday, September 2, 2011, from 6-9PM Show of works from the Plein Air event will run at Gallery 50 from September 1 to September 23 as part of the “Cumberland County on Canvas” Exhibit. Bald Eagle Cruises on the Cohansey--on board the “Osprey” 3-hour Cruise: 10 AM 1 1/2-hour cruise (two): 2 PM & 4 PM Cruises depart from Hancock Harbor in Greenwich. View Bald Eagles, Osprey, and the many natural wonders of the Cohansey watershed with Cap’n Bob & crew. Viewing decks--binoculars provided. Self-drive to departure point! For more information, & reservations, call 609-898-3500 Sail a Snakey River on the “Tern” Gather your crew and prepare to set sail with Captain Rick Bacon aboard the 30 ft “Tern” out of Hancocks Harbor in Greenwich. Two and three-hour sails are available with advanced reservation. For times and pricing, call Captain Rick at 856-455-2838. Bicycle Tour of Historic Bridgeton & Its Scenic Waterways FREE. You must bring your own bike & gear (Randy’s doesn’t rent bikes). Don’t forget water and bug spray! Starting point: Randy’s Bike Shop, 84 E. Commerce Street, Bridgeton. A guided tour of Bridgeton’s 1000-acre City Park and its incomparable collection of scenic and natural wonders. This intermediate, seven-mile ride will loop through the West SIde of the Bridgeton HIstoric District, and scope out the Cohansey River watershed around Mary Elmer and Sunset Lakes and Piney Point, before returning through the Park, stopping at the amazing Bridgeton Zoo (miraculously recovered from recent floods!), then back to RIverFest Central in time for the “Seven Towns Kayak Race”at the RIverfront . These are the waterpower resources that once fueled Bridgeton industry, now reclaimed as scenic, historic and environmentally critical wetlands. The tour route will stress the links between the city’s natural and cultural gems. MORNING (start time: about 10:30 AM) For more information & reservations: Randy’s Bike Shop, 84 E. Commerce St., Bridgeton. Phone: 856-455-8309 Small Ships in the Fountain! Join Rutgers Cousteau Center at Bridgeton and sail a truly seaworthy “Seaworthy Small Ships” model boat in Bridgeton’s Riverfront Fountain Park overlooking the Cohansey (just before the historic bridge at the end of East Commerce Street). Float your boat--or one of ours--for FREE, or purchase a kit and build one on the spot! These are more than just toys--they really sail! Before and after your sail, enjoy all the maritime arts, crafts and educational activities around the fountain. All day, 10 AM to 6 PM Most activities FREE A Font of Shellfish-Lore! After all, it IS “the year of the Oyster”! So what about those luscious Delaware bivalves? Food for thought, as Rutgers Cousteau Center, New Jersey’s Sea Grant, and the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary come together to let you in on what they‘re doing to keep oystering (and other forms of shellfish harvesting) alive and well in South Jersey. Come talk to the experts--take in the exhibits--learn the history and traditions of shellfishing and fisheries and get the inside scoop on oyster aquaculture and restoration in our nearby coastal waters. More info? Call Lisa Calvo: Rutgers University’s Cousteau Center at Bridgeton: 856-575-5580. FREE. Paddle OR Kayak the Bridgeton Raceway with Al & Sam! C’mon over to the City Park Raceway Launch (opposite the Nail House Office on Mayor Aitken Drive) and grab a kayak or canoe or two for a 15-minute “jungle” cruise through Bridgeton City Park & Zoo. Hear the wild birds call and the White Tiger roar! Nominal $1/ person charge (with all proceeds to RiverFest Fund) includes kayak or canoe, paddles, and safety information. Bottled water available for a small extra charge. And while you’re here, check out our display of retail boats & accessories too! 10 AM-5PM Information: 856-692-8440 When the River Ran Red: the Amazing Hidden Histories of the Bridgeton Historic District Walking Tour No need to go hunting to find history hip-deep in Bridgeton’s downtown! Join the city’s best storytellers and history-keepers (including County Historian Jack Wood & industrial history buff Paul Ritter), up your learning curve, and walk off a few of those Crabfest calories on this easy and entertaining half-mile amble around the Riverfront/Downtown heart of Bridgeton’s Historic District, the largest and maybe most storied in New Jersey! Find out why, in the days of thrumming industry, the Cohansey really did run red! This totally non-strenuous tour (sponsored by the City’s Historic District Commission) starts in front of the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Store: 18 E. Commerce, & returns to the Riverfront. 4-5:30 PM. Donations to the City’s Historic Preservation Fund are welcome, but the tour is otherwise FREE. CHECK BACK TOMORROW!! MORE COMING EVERY DAYhttp://bridgetoncrabfest.com/http://bridgetoncrabfest.com/http://bridgetoncrabfest.com/mailto:jessica@littoralsociety.orgshapeimage_14_link_0shapeimage_14_link_1shapeimage_14_link_2shapeimage_14_link_3
Download PLEIN AIR application hereWhats_on_Board_files/PLEIN%20AIR%202011.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/PLEIN%20AIR%202011.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/PLEIN%20AIR%202011.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/PLEIN%20AIR%202011_1.pdfshapeimage_15_link_0shapeimage_15_link_1shapeimage_15_link_2
VENDOR APPLICATION Call for Volunteers Application for CRABFEST PROGRAM AD INSERTWhats_on_Board_files/Vendor_Application2010.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Call%20for%20Volunteers.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Program%20Insert%201_1.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Program%20Insert%201_1.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/Program%20Insert%201_1.pdfshapeimage_21_link_0shapeimage_21_link_1shapeimage_21_link_2shapeimage_21_link_3shapeimage_21_link_4

CrabFest Activities Schedule Bridgeton Riverfront:

Cohansey River Kayak Challenge:

Start Time: 11:45 AM  FREE

Last year’s Sunset Lake Kayak Challenge has gone  Downtown!  Now seven Cohansey watershed communities will send two-person teams to RiverFest Central to fight to the finish for the Challenge Cup! Kayak course is Broad St Bridge to Commerce Street Bridge and back, viewable from all around the Bridgeton Riverfront and the Crabfest.

Come one, come all! Root your favorite town to victory!

PRINTABLE PDF OF RIVERFEST ACTIVITIES 8-15Whats_on_Board_files/LIST%202011.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/LIST%202011.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/LIST%202011.pdfWhats_on_Board_files/LIST%202011_1.pdfshapeimage_36_link_0shapeimage_36_link_1shapeimage_36_link_2
Emergency Contingency plans are now in place, owing to the threat of Hurricane Irene. See the WELCOME! page on this website for full information about RiverFest and Crabfest events cancelled! (Click here)WELCOME%21.html