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<\/a>Participants get moving along last Saturday, and following their launch at Hickories Park in Owego. (Photo by Wendy Post)<\/p><\/div>\n
The event\u2019s organizer and Captain, Jeff Rieg, was on-hand to help participants ready their craft. They also made a decision this year to turn around at River Row in Owego and return back to the boat launch at Hickories instead of continuing to Nichols, N.Y. <\/span><\/p>\n A good turn out and warmer than usual water temperatures made conditions perfect for the crew. <\/span><\/p>\n This raft was all about the pandemic, with reminders etched upon it to mask up and social distance. (Photo by Wendy Post)<\/p><\/div>\n All together, according to Rieg, they had the party barge, which was decorated with pandemic themed sketches, four other rafts, and the other attendees were in kayaks and in canoes. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI was overwhelmed with the turnout,\u201d said Rieg, noting they have already set a date for next year of Aug. 7. The theme, he added, will be Halloween.<\/p>\n To view the gallery, click on the thumbnail to enlarge.<\/p>\n\t Over 100 attendees arrived with their kayaks and canoes for a day of rafting and for last weekend\u2019s 10th Annual Rieger Regatta. Taking place on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":80627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n<\/a>\r\n
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