A celebration of the Marstons Mills River
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Sunday May 15, 2005
10:00 am ~ 3:00 pm (Rain or Shine)
[ Fishing Derby registration is from 9:30-10:30 at the parking lot of the Marstons Mills Chiropractic ]
[Formerly: The Inn At The Mills]
* * * IMPORTANT NOTE * * *
NO ON-SITE PARKING [except for handicapped]. Please park at either the Post Office or the Marstons Mills Elementary School on Main Street. Thanks to the Barnstable Senior Center's Silver Express, vans will be available to shuttle you back and forth.
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Activities
Catch And Release Fishing Derby
Fly Fishing Demonstration
Kayaking On The Mill Pond
Recycling Puppet Show
Flush The Kids
Interpretive Walks At The Mill Pond
Boat Tours Of Prince Cove And The Marstons Mills River
50/50 Scholarship Raffle
Water Testing Demonstration
Fly Tying Demonstrations
Coffee And Pastry All Morning
Picnic Lunch And Cookout
All Activities [except the Picnic Lunch And Cookout] Are FREE!
River Day is sponsored in part by: 
Sports Port ~ The Artisan's Studio and Marketplace ~ The Powderhorn ~ The Plum Porch
Please support the businesses that help sponsor River Day!
Program Details
Catch And Release Fishing Derby
~ Participants must be 16 years or younger (14 years and younger must be accompanied by an adult.)
~ Participants 15 and older must be duly licensed to fish in fresh water.
~ Bring your own bait, poles, nets, etc.
~ The Derby is limited to the first 50 to register!
~ Registration is required before the Derby begins ~ there is no fee:
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~ Registration [Note: Please register at the Marstons Mills Chiropractic, across from Cash Market].
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~ Log in your Catch
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~ Awards ~ Prizes are donated by local businesses.
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Kayaking On The Mill Pond
Kids must be 7 or older and accompanied by an adult.
Flush The Kids!
A climb-through model of a septic tank! Presented by the Barnstable Health Division.
Special Presentations Under The Tent
These are informative and educational presentations about local initiatives helping to preserve the Marstons Mills River, presented by:
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~ Barnstable Association For Recreational Shellfishing
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50/50 Scholarship Raffle ~ Including 30+ Prizes From Local Merchants [worth up to $100 each!]
The Drawing is at 2:30; you need not be present to win. The 2005 MMVA scholarships were awarded to Ashlee McGuire and Ryan Pitera; in 2004 CCCD awarded a scholarship to Meagan Jencius who attended the Massachusetts Junior Conservation Camp in Chesterfield, MA.
Fly Tying Demonstrations
Interpretive Walks At The Mill Pond
11:30 ~ "Run-Off To The River" with Mark Nelson, Senior Hydrologist, Horsley & Witten.
Tours Of Prince Cove And The Marstons Mills River
Times are: 10:30, 11:15, 12:00, 12:45, 1:30 and 2:15. These are limited to 9 guests per boat.
10:00 - 3:00 ~ Pumpout Boat at Prince Cove hosted by the Harbormaster Program
Recycling Puppet Show
11:00 12:00 1:15 2:00
Picnic Lunch And Cookout
11:30 ~ 1:30 Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and drinks for sale by the Liberty Hall Club.
Fly Fishing Demonstrations
1:30 ~ 2:30 Chip Gouger of West Barnstable.
River Day is hosted by the Marstons Mills Village Association, the
Cape Cod Conservation District
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For information: Donna Lawson (MMVA) at 420-9480; Lynne Dowdall (CCCD) at 771-8757 or Kris Clark (River Day coordinator) at 428-8754 (or see e-mail at bottom).
Click the link below to download the River Day program, which you can then print [requires Adobe Acrobat Reader - download it here].
