09/16/2022
This Saturday 9/17…starting at 8am and going all day…please come show your support to the folks that fight every day to get and keep our beloved river healthy and clean! ❤️
Races, live music and FREE beer? YUP! Sign up for the 4th Annual Dam Bridge Challenge which features 4 paddle races along the Susquehanna River, on Lake Clarke! Don't let the word races scare ya... Many people just show up and paddle to show support of our work. Kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddleboards are all welcome. Prizes and swag awarded! Don’t care about racin’? That’s cool, grab a signature dam bridge cup, drink local beer, and groove to the music. Event is FREE to the public!
The 1st race will be the main event and is a 10-mile race, spanning the distance between the Safe Harbor Dam and the 462 bridge. 3mi and 1 mi races to follow.
Your entrant fee includes a 1-year membership to the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association. Advance registration is best, and on-site check-in begins at 7:15am. Walk-up registration welcome.
After the races, stay on-site at Shank’s Mare Outfitters for awards and a celebration! Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 finishers in each category for each race. Stay for our post-race party with delicious food, FREE BEER and live music by Redeye Funk and Carn & Kostoff Full Band! Donations welcome. We’ll also feature hands-on, family-friendly educational activities hosted by our partnering organizations. Tell your friends and come hang down by the rivah! Help us raise $15,000 so we can continue to monitor our waterways!
Sponsored Beer - Liquid Hero Brewery, Collusion Tap Works. Hell in a Bucket Brewery, DiFrancesco Meadery, River Beverage Co. (Domestics), Brogue Beverage (Domestics)
Liquid Death Water!
Italian Job Food Truck!
Non-profit organizations joining us - Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program, Waterkeepers Chesapeake, Watershed Alliance of York, Lancaster Conservancy, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Susquehanna National Heritage Area.
Event website: https://bit.ly/3Qw1gJ8