A celebration of the Marstons Mills River
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Sunday May 5, 2002
10:00 am ~ 3:30 pm (Rain or Shine)
[Registration for the fishing derby will start at 9:30 am]
Location: The Inn At The Mills ~ Routes 149 & 28
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Activities
Catch And Release Fishing Derby
Fly Fishing Demonstration
Kayaking On The Mill Pond
Recycling Puppet Show
Flush The Kids
Over 12 Special Presentations
Pumpout Boat Presentation
Interpretive Walks At The Mill Pond
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:
Exclusive Brokerage of Cape Cod (Craig Larson) ~ Hayden Building Movers ~ John Lawrence Funeral Home
Muscular Massage ~ Plum Porch ~ Pizza Wave ~ RE/MaxLiberty (Deb Schilling)
Special thanks to the members of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 52 of Cotuit for their help in River Day activities!
Program Details
Catch And Release Fishing Derby
This is hosted by the Cape Cod Salties and there are lots of great prizes awarded in this event!
~ 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:
9:30
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~ Registration
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12:30 ~ 1:00
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~ Log in your Catch
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1:00 ~ 1:30
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~ Awards ~ Prizes donated by local businesses.
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Kayaking On The Mill Pond
This free event is sponsored by Eastern Mountain Sports of Hyannis!
Kids must be 7 or older and accompanied by an adult.
Flush The Kids!
A climb-through model of a septic tank!
Special Presentations
These are informative and educational presentations about local initiatives helping to preserve the Marstons Mills River by:
~ AmeriCorps-Cape Cod
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~ EOEA-Cape Cod Watershed Team
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~ Barnstable Association Of Recreational Shellfishing
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~ Barnstable Water Watchers
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~ Cape Cod Salties Sportfishing Club Inc.
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Pumpout Boat Presentation
The areas around Three Bays and Centerville Harbor were designated a "No Discharge Area" in July 2001. See the Harbormaster's Pumpout Boat and learn about this program and the regulations covering boaters.
50/50 Scholarship Raffle
Proceeds to benefit scholarships from the Cape Cod Conservation District and the Marstons Mills Village Association.
The 2001 scholarships were awarded to: Erin Frazee and Christopher Gilbert.
Fly Tying Demonstrations
Interpretive Walks At The Mill Pond
10:30 ~ Herring Run update with Kevin Galvin of the Marstons Mills River Committee.
11:30 ~ Exploring pond life with Dave Gorrill, Barnstable High School science teacher.
12:30 ~ StormTreat tour with Mark Nelson, Senior Hydrologist, Horsley & Witten.
Tours Of Prince Cove And The Marstons Mills River
1:30 ~ Marstons Mills River tour with Al Baker of the Marstons Mills River Committee.
Tours of Prince Cove with the Town of Barnstable's Natural Resources Division [times to be announced].
Water Testing Demonstration
1:00 ~ Conducted by Dr. Dale Saad, Barnstable's Coastal Health Resource Coordinator. Learn about the water testing program and the techniques used to accurately collect and process water samples.
Recycling Puppet Show
11:00 12:00 1:30 2:30
Presented by AmeriCorps-Cape Cod, an educational program of Cape Cod Cooperative Extension.
Picnic Lunch And Cookout
11:30 ~ 1:30 Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and drinks for sale by the Liberty Hall Club.
Ice Cream ~ Ben and Jerry's.
Fly Fishing Demonstrations
1:30 ~ 2:30 Chip Gouger of West Barnstable.
River Day is hosted by the Marstons Mills Village Association and the Cape Cod Conservation District
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The Cape Cod Conservation District is a local non-profit organization of the County of Barnstable in partnership with state and federal conservation agencies.
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).