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Welcome to Riverblast 2011
Festival at the River• Free Cultural Event•Radical Fun!
Friday & Saturday • September 2 & 3, 2011
Labor Day Weekend
New Ulm, Minnesota
Riverside Park at Center and Front Streets on the Minnesota River 
Friday
September 2, 2011
Grounds Open at 5:00 p.m.
Free Entertainment
CAMPERS WELCOME!
Drawing for Outdoor
Chairs and Table
Register to win 2 handcrafted
Adirondack chairs with foot rests
and a Riverblast inscribed table.
They may be seen at
Twin Rivers
Outfitters. Tickets $5.00 each
Dock available for canoes and boat traffic loading and unloading.
Regional River History & Information Center, created by CCMR will be open during the entire celebration. An attraction for the entire family.
Saturday September 3, 2011
Gala Celebration opens at 11:00 a.m. ~Watershed Information ~Afernoon Horse Drawn Trolley Rides Along the River ~ Free Face Painting
Riverblast Souvenirs
Make your Own Souvenir Postcards at our Catfish Photo Op!
Annual Free Riverblast Bike Tour
9:00 a.m. at Riverside Park Franklin School Building
Join local riders and your friends for a 20 or 37 mile round trip, unsupported bicycle ride from the Riverblast grounds at Riverside city park to Harkin Store historic site or Fort Ridgely State Park and back. These out and back rides are on paved roads that follow the
Scenic Minnesota River valley “bottom road”. Helmets required.
Contact Robert Beck - 507-359-7667
Riverblast Run/Walk
9:00 a.m. Saturday,
All runners welcome. Click for an entry form.
Race starts at Riverside Park (Center and Front Streets) • $17 fee if registered by Aug. 30 ($23 after Aug. 30) • Medals awarded to top finishers in age/gender categories • T-shirts will be given for all participants registered by September 1 • Post-race snacks include a heart-healthy snack from McDonalds and Subway • This course includes some unpaved trails • Packet pickup is from 7-8:30 a.m. the morning of the race at Riverside Park.
Sponsored by The Heart of New Ulm, Subway, McDonalds, New Ulm Area Sport Fishermen and The New Ulm Chamber of Commerce.
‘Pirate Ship” Playground for kids on the premises
and a City-wide Bike Trail within one block.
Blues 4 Kids
While at Riverblast, introduce your kids to the music you love and sign them up for a free harmonica workshop taught by Everett Smithson, Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at the Regional River History & Information Center.
Includes a free harmonica. Kids 8 - 18. Limited class size of 20. Pre-register online by emailing yasure@lycos.com OR register at Riverblast.
Sponsored by the Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society .
Click here to download the 2011 Riverblast Poster
No glass containers or coolers on fest site. No dogs on fest site.
Camping available...One camping unit and one support vehicle, dogs must be on leash..... $25.00 per site.