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Event Allows Residents To Discover History Along Etowah River
The Coosa River Basin Initiative's Paddling Through History event will take place on Saturday west of Cartersville.
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On Sunday Oct. 11 the Coosa River Basin Initiative will give local residents a chance to discover more than 1,000 years of human history in the Etowah River Valley during its Paddling Through History event.
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The event, which will kick off at Valley View Farm near Euharlee, is a fundraiser to generate support for CRBI and its efforts to protect the Etowah River.
Paddling Through History begins with a tour of the historic Valley View Farm, a circa 1848 plantation home that was occupied by Union troops during the Civil War. After the tour, patrons will stroll to the river for a six-mile paddle trip from the Farm to Euharlee.
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Along the way, they’ll paddle over 1,000-year-old rock dams built by the area’s original inhabitants. Native Americans used these rock weirs to capture fish, and dozens of them cross the Etowah between Cartersville and Rome.
A catered dinner by Johnny Mitchell’s Smokehouse will be served in the courtyard of the historic Valley View home following the paddle. The after-dinner program will include a kayak giveaway courtesy of Cedar Creek Park.
“The Etowah holds the best family paddling in North Georgia,” said David Tucker, CRBI executive director. “The historic resources in the river itself and through the river ncorridor are, perhaps, unsurpassed in the state. This event showcases that history.”
Tickets to the event can be purchased online at www.coosa.org. The suggested donation is $75 or $130 per couple and includes canoe/kayak rentals for the paddle, dinner and beverages, a chance to win a new recreational kayak, and a year’s membership in CRBI.
Only 75 tickets to the event will be sold. The event begins at 1 p.m. and runs through the early evening.
For more information, contact Tucker at 706-232-2724 or dtucker@coosa.org.
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PHOTO: a kayaker drifts on the Etowah near Euharlee. The Paddling Through History event will cover a 6-mile course on the river ending at Euharlee Road. Credit: CRBI
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