09/28/2024
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸ITS PARADE DAY! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
No boat? No problem! Rally on land starting at 12!
🇺🇸Rally locations: Madisonville Riverfront (we have a DJ!) •Marina Del Rey & Reels, •Fairview State Park, •Covington Country Club Dock and •family/friends houses who live on the route.
🇺🇸Boats meetup @ I-12 Overpass from noon-2 behind the lead boats. Listen for announcements. Larger boats stay towards back behind smaller boats.
🇺🇸2pm: Parade begins - travels down river.
🇺🇸 Brief Stop at Salty’s to regroup, then proceed. Stay behind lead boats.
🇺🇸Arrive at bridge approx 2:45 & STOP. Need boats on north and south side for presentation. If your boat fits under the bridge, proceed to south side and stop to wait for anthem and flyover at 3.
🇺🇸3:00: Bridge opens, need some larger boats to go to south side and stop for anthem.
🇺🇸3:05: National Anthem-sung from the bridge, then Flyover-God Bless the USA plays
🇺🇸 3:30: Bridge closes to boat traffic - should be through the bridge by this time.
🇺🇸Live music begins at 4:00 @ Trivers (Todd O’Neill) and the Anchor and a DJ at Reels.
**MADISONVILLE BRIDGE - REGULAR 3:00 OPENING, CLOSES AT 3:30**
After the flyover, we are asking boaters to get through the bridge as quickly as possible to meet the 3:30 closing, or will have to wait for the 4:00 opening.