Thanks to everyone who participated over the past weekend, and a special thanks to all of you volunteers who helped make it possible!
Event Coordinator Barry Adams has written his Wrap-up. Please read it by clicking here--and keep checking back for updates. We're gonna need your support and activism!

Congrats to Geoff Calhoun, three-time winner of the Over-The-Falls Race and the Upstream Race! Congrats also to Kara Weld, the Women's Champion, and to Adam Johnson and Monica Gokey, the Men's and Women's winners of the FreeStyle Event! Click here to see all the results.

The American Whitewater Ohiopyle Falls Access Committee received a letter from the PA Bureau of State Parks. Click here to read it and keep checking back for updates!

This year we have two boats in our Auction from Wave Sport and Dagger, two of the top companies in the sport. You will get your choice among their lines of kayaks and order the boat directly from the company. Check out their websites for their lines of boats:

Wave Sport is sold locally by Wilderness Voyageurs and Riversport; Dagger is sold by Laurel Highlands Outdoor Center and Riversport.

We will also take bids via e-mail prior to the event. Bids can be sent to bj2adams@juno.com but must arrive by August 21, 2008. The Silent Auction will open on-site Saturday morning (Aug 23) and end around 4pm. Bring your checkbook. We will have bargains for everyone!

We also have a number of other items in the auction, some of which are listed on our website. Check them out and keep checking for updates.

Ohiopyle, PA – American Whitewater, the Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds & Rivers, and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources announce that the Tenth Annual American Whitewater Ohiopyle Over-The-Falls Festival will be held August 23, 2008. Whitewater paddlers nationwide will gather there to race over the spectacular eighteen-foot waterfall in the picturesque mountain village of Ohiopyle. Spectators are invited to watch paddlers sprint and cartwheel, end-over-end, off the waterfall. In addition, we will again hold The Upstream World Championships.

Other event features include the Falls Under Lights, Town Party, Live Music (706 Union), Silent Auction and food booths. The area also offers biking, hiking, camping, magnificent scenery, photographic opportunities, history and cultural activities. Please visit www.FallsRace.com for more information and registration details.

The party will feature paddling films, live music, food booths, exhibits and a silent auction. The blogging software company Compendium Software will sponsor the band, 706 Union, at the Town Party. In addition, lights will be cast on the eighteen-foot waterfall, making it a spectacular spectacle and party centerpiece.

Proceeds benefit American Whitewater and the Ohiopyle Stewart Volunteer Fire Co.
High water date or cancellation dates: August 30 or Sept 6.
This year's event got a mention in the National Geographic Adventure Magazine in the August 2008 edition:
http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2008/08/weekend-getaways/east-summer-text

For additional questions contact Barry Adams at: bj2adams@juno.com or 412-242-4562.

Volunteers needed! There is a discount and T-shirt for volunteers. This event is dependent on getting enough Safety boaters. We have lowered the fees and the time commitment for volunteers.

Soon: 2008 Silent Auction 

Get a look at the unique, handmade, rotating trophies that go to the winners of the Race and Freestyle: Click on "Winners' Trophies" in the frame below.

Benner's Meadow Run is the Official Campground of the Over The Falls Festival.
Click on "Camping" in the frame below for great deals and great fun!

Paddle, Bike, Hike, Trail Run... Explore 19,000-acre Ohiopyle State Park and miles of spectacular mountains in nearby parks.

"Roll your own agenda" from the list at the right or bottom. Drop the Falls until your arms and legs drop off - party afterwards. Or, just come, hang out and enjoy the show.