{"id":37869,"date":"2013-07-19T21:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-07-20T01:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=37869"},"modified":"2013-07-19T21:00:51","modified_gmt":"2013-07-20T01:00:51","slug":"first-in-water-raft-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/07\/19\/first-in-water-raft-race\/","title":{"rendered":"First raft in the water for tomorrow&#8217;s TRF Raft Race"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>We talk with the team whose raft was the first to be launched into the St. Marys River for tomorrow&#8217;s Three Rivers Festival Raft Race.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The race begins tomorrow at 11 am on the St. Mary&#8217;s River between Swinney Park West and East and follows the river downtown, ending at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial bridge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"CDNbUhNUstY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CDNbUhNUstY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_3_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_4_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_5_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_6_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_02_12_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The St. Mary&#039;s River and Headwaters Park during February flooding.  Science Central is visible as well as the old freight station at Clinton and Fourth Streets.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"1679\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_02_12_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_02_12_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\" data-description=\"The St. Mary&#039;s River and Headwaters Park during February flooding.  Science Central is visible as well as the old freight station at Clinton and Fourth Streets.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1679\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_02_12_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_03_09_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Headwaters Park during the March, 2009, flooding.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"1681\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_03_09_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_03_09_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\" data-description=\"Headwaters Park during the March, 2009, flooding.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1681\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_03_09_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_3525.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view, courtesy of John McGauley.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"2168\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_3525.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3525.jpg\" data-title=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\" data-description=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view, courtesy of John McGauley.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2168\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3525.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_3527.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view, courtesy of John McGauley.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"2169\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_3527.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3527.jpg\" data-title=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\" data-description=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view, courtesy of John McGauley.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2169\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3527.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7400.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The new African Journey at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.  Aerial view courtesy of John McGauley.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"2170\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7400.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7400.jpg\" data-title=\"African Journey aerial view\" data-description=\"The new African Journey at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.  Aerial view courtesy of John McGauley.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"African Journey aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"African Journey aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2170\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7400.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7402.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The new African Journey at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.  Aerial view courtesy of John McGauley.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"2171\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7402.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7402.jpg\" data-title=\"African Journey aerial view\" data-description=\"The new African Journey at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.  Aerial view courtesy of John McGauley.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"African Journey aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"African Journey aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2171\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7402.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7413.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The new African Journey at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.  Aerial view by John McGauley.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"2172\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7413.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7413.jpg\" data-title=\"African Journey aerial view\" data-description=\"The new African Journey at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.  Aerial view by John McGauley.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"African Journey aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"African Journey aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2172\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7413.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7927.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view. Photo courtesy of John McGauley.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"2173\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7927.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7927.jpg\" data-title=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\" data-description=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view. Photo courtesy of John McGauley.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2173\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7927.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8789.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"2005 Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk.  Photo taken July 10, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"2789\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8789.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8789.jpg\" data-title=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\" data-description=\"2005 Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk.  Photo taken July 10, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2789\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8789.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8790.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"2005 Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk.  Photo taken July 10, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"2790\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8790.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8790.jpg\" data-title=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\" data-description=\"2005 Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk.  Photo taken July 10, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2790\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8790.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8791.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"2005 Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk.  Photo taken July 10, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"2791\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8791.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8791.jpg\" data-title=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\" data-description=\"2005 Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk.  Photo taken July 10, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2791\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8791.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8792.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"2005 Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk.  Photo taken July 10, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"2792\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8792.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8792.jpg\" data-title=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\" data-description=\"2005 Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk.  Photo taken July 10, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2792\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8792.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8794.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"2005 Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk.  Photo taken July 10, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"2793\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8794.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8794.jpg\" data-title=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\" data-description=\"2005 Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk.  Photo taken July 10, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2793\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8794.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8795.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"2005 Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk.  Photo taken July 10, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"2794\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8795.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8795.jpg\" data-title=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\" data-description=\"2005 Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk.  Photo taken July 10, 2005.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2794\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8795.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8796.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"2005 Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk.  Photo taken July 10, 2005.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='aea0554463b4b071dd4a1001c8097833' data-image-id=\"2795\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8796.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8796.jpg\" data-title=\"2005 TRF: Chalk Walk\" data-description=\"2005 Three Rivers Festival Chalk Walk.  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