<——Check out the “Rivers” page of the website for exciting new activities for the 2012 RTA Festival!  As seen before, the Mighty Muskingum River Raft Race is back with a vengeance - race your handmade raft 2 miles to the finish!  This year, adding to the excitement and starting at the same time, the RTA Fest Kayak and Canoe Turn-around Race will race upstream, turn around a buoy, and head back downstream to the finish line at the Harmar Bridge!  Additionally, register at the festival headquarters on Friday or Saturday to participate in the Paddlers’ Dice Run, or join the MOV’n Dragons for an instructional dragonboat ride on Saturday morning.  And for you hardy paddlers out there, there will be a group paddle from Lowell to Marietta on Saturday, a 14 mile journey.  Looking forward to a full weekend of fun at the 2012 Rivers, Trails and Ales Festival!