![]() ![]() Members also have served on the Parks & Waterways Recreation Commission, and “hopes to reengage in the conversations on river development and identify recreational opportunities involving Cedar River and Cedar Rapids tourism,” according to the club’s o nline history page. (The Gazette)īeing safety-oriented, the club offers vessel safety checks in coordination with the Linn County Sheriff’s Department and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources over the Memorial Day weekend. A tradition that began in 1948, club officials say the event, on pause for several years, may return next year. Passengers on a patriotic themed boat wave to the crowd during the Cedar Boat Club’s 2010 Venetian Night lighted boat parade on the Cedar River along Ellis Park in Cedar Rapids. 26 by the Ellis Park ski show bleachers.īowers said the club also hopes to add other events next year, potentially bringing back the Venetian lighted boat parade from years past, and launching a new two-day event, the Ellis Harbor Family Fun Fest. The group offers public events on a much larger scale, including the “Fire on the River” drag boat races from 1 to 4 p.m. Membership is $75, which offers discounts or free participation for the club’s events. We're hoping to get back to that point where we would need to limit, but we'll see.” In the heyday, they had a limit, actually, that was around 100 to 150. “I think for paid members, we’re approaching the 30 range. Numbers are beginning to rebound after dropping off during the pandemic. “You do generally need to have a vote to be part to be part of the boat club, but you don’t necessarily have to have a boathouse or even a slip at Ellis.” “We really don’t stick to this too closely, because at times people will sell their boats or be in between boats,” she said. You will begin to receive our weekly Hoopla Events updates. Even though the online membership application stipulates members must have a slip at the harbor, Bowers said that’s not strictly enforced. The service and social organization attracts members from Eastern Iowa and as far as Colorado, some of whom “move in” for the summer. The show coincides with the boat club’s 75th anniversary.Įstablished in 1948, the club promotes “family fun on the Cedar River,” as well as safety checks and advocacy, according to its website, /history. After a pandemic pause, the popular fireworks show is returning July 2, 2023. “And luckily, we were able to secure all the funding that we needed to be able to commit.”įireworks paint the sky during the 2011 Cedar Boat Club fireworks along the Cedar River. We just couldn't get to the point by July that we could commit to paying that bill, so we put it off until this year,” Bowers said. “We were rebuilding most of last year, trying to get our dues payments and our membership built back up, and then having some fundraisers last year. “During the pandemic, all membership dues, all fundraising, etc., was put on hiatus just because a lot of it is all in-person (events), so we didn't have the funds available. “We've actually been trying to bring them back for a couple of years,” Bowers said. ![]() The display typically costs between $15,000 and $20,000, she said, plus an equivalent amount for the equipment and Cedar Rapids Police security detail needed for the event that draws about 40,000 spectators.Ĭlub members view the fireworks as their community’s gift to the larger community, so they were determined to bring them back when the time was right. Now celebrating its 75th birthday, the Cedar Boat Club is rebounding from the pandemic to the point where the club could secure the financing needed for the fireworks, Bowers said. That’s the same company that choreographs the Celebration of Freedom fireworks show July 4 in downtown Cedar Rapids. ![]() Parking: Ellis Boulevard south of the harbor will be closed to vehicles once the police security detail determines the area has too many people for vehicles to travel safely on the streetĭetails: /events/fireworks NW, Cedar Rapids ski show bleachers and park spaces available or in designated boating spots on the river bring seating, snacks and beverages concessions sold on-site When: Sunday, Jfood vendors at 5 p.m., fireworks around 8:30 p.m.īest viewing: Ellis Park, 2550 Ellis Blvd. Where: Shot over the Cedar River from Mohawk Park ramp across the river and downstream of Ellis Harbor in Cedar Rapids ![]()
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