Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park
Rt 19, Summersville, WV
Admission $5
(no glass containers permitted)
join
American Whitewater
for an evening in celebration ofwhitewater and the great outdoors
Satisfy your paddlingneeds all in one location
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2002 GAULEY FESTIVAL
VENDORS ! VENDORS! VENDORS!
If you want it, they’ll have it.
LIVE MUSIC
continuous from 7pmto 2am
2002 ir BIG GUN SHOW- NEW this year!
Lunch VideoMagazine’s encore presentation of this super production!
Captured on video -the greatest paddlers performing their greatest stunts.
GIGANTIC SILENTAUCTION of paddling and related gear.
Dozens and dozens ofgenerously donated boats, gear, clothing, books, videos, art, and collectables
Auction concludes at 11pm
CUTTING EDGE VIDEOS -The Best of the National Paddling Film Festival
RIVER CONSERVATIONEXHIBITS to educate and activate
ON SITE FOOD &BEVERAGES – come & eat dinner after you paddle.
CAMPING:
§ Camping is available on the festival grounds Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
§ $5 per person/night
§ Dogs discouraged in campground–$5 per dog/night (nokidding!). All dogs must be on a leash at all times. You must clean up afteryour dog. We are on a kid’s play area.
§ No reservations.
§ First come, first served. We sold out last year soarrive early.
§ Prime Directive: Don’t pee on your neighbor’s tent.
CAMPING AND FESTIVALRULES:
§ No beer sold on premises. People bringing their ownshould do so discreetly — i.e., cans in those neoprene beer holders or incups.
§ Anyone makes trouble, we hunt them down and kill them.
§ Dogs discouraged at festival. $5 festival entry fee fordogs (again, no kidding!) All dogs must be on a leash at all times. You mustclean up after your dog. We are on a kid’s play area.
§ The managers of the County Memorial Park where thefestival is held will be very alert to the “no glass” rule this year.The fields we camp and festival on are playing fields the rest of the time andthe park managers are very concerned (as we all should be) about the possibilityof serious injury to someone using the playing field if broken glass is leftbehind.
§ So NOGLASS…USE CANS!!
§ NO FIRES!! Each fire costs AW $100.00
AW TAKE OUT AT PANTHER CREEK
- Please follow these rules when using this irreplaceable resource:
- No Fires
- No Dogs
- Absolutely no camping
§ When paddlers do not adhere to these rules at this takeout, which AW pays for, access is in jeopardy.
§ These rules are conditions by which the landownerallows AW to rent the field and violations seriously jeopardize its continueduse.
§ Do not be the reason why people can no longer take outand park here.
OTHER WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS :
Friday September 20th
8pm Music by Blue Hound at Festival Pavilion
7pm ACE Whitewater Film Festival in the red barn
Both events free for onsitecampers
$5 Friday Night Admission feecovers both events for non-onsite campers
Teva Pro Upper Gauley Rolling Rodeo presented by ACE Adventure Center
Saturday and Sunday Mornings
Breakfast served by the Ruritan Club
7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at On-SiteDining Hall. Dining Hall is located approx. 25 yds. inside the main entrance onthe left.
Sunday September 22nd
Teva AmateurUpper Gauley Rolling Rodeo presented by ACE Adventure Center.
AND PRESENTING THE 2002 GAULEY FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS
DESIGN CREATED AND DONATED BY MARNA POWELL
You may purchase these at the Gauley Festival at the AWBooth from 5:00PM to 2:00 AM.
They sell out everyyear so buy yours early!!
ALL PROCEEDS TOBENEFIT
WHITEWATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION
Gauley River Information
Everything you couldpossibly ever want to know about
An article by AW Board Member Joe Greiner
Go here for SamLindblom’s excellent
Also check out AWBoard Member Lee Belknap’s
For gauges, maps,shuttle, pictures and more info check out the AW StreamKeeper River pages :
2002 Gauley Riverfestival information contact:
(email) Michael@amwhitewater.org or call: 828-252-0728
(919) 847-4704 joekayak@worldnet.att.net
please contact A.J. McIntyre at AJ@amwhitewater.org
or call 1-866-BOAT4AW and ask for her.
A.J. is the Corporate Relations Director for American Whitewater.
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