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Fall Back into Time

Last Updated: Saturday, August 15, 2009
The Fall Back into Time contest for 2009 officially begins on August 12th 2009. We hope the Fall Back into Time regional contest will become an annual event and continue to benefit all the organizations that participate. This 2009 contest will end on ... More

About Fall Back Into Time

This website was created by the Friends of the Jenny Wade. Learn more about our group and how we hope to help local historical groups in their service of preserving history. More

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This new annual fund raiser will return again next year with more regional favorites trying to win your votes and come out the favorite for 2010. Who will it be? We will have to wait and see. 

Many thanks to everyone who helped to make the first Fall Back into Time regional event a huge success.

Congratulations to Ralph the Diver the "favorite" for this year.

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Regional Events

Listed below are just a few new events or activities the Friends of Jennie Wade helped to plan for the region this Fall.   Thanks to BB Riverboats, some special scenic riverboat cruises are scheduled for the area the second weekend in October.  

Friday Oct. 9th / first ever lock and dam school tours out of Chilo Lock #34 Park.  

Three student cruises:
         9 am to 10:15    Sold out
         10:30 to 11:45
         12 to 1:30  
 
 
Friday, October 9th
Augusta Ky. dinner cruises.
         5:30 to 7:30
         8:30 to 10:30
 
Saturday October 10th        
Harvest Festival in Chilo and Turning of the Leaves Festival in Augusta.
At Chilo there are children's activities starting at 10 A.M. making clay marbles and learning folk songs from singer songwriter, Steve Free. The children participating in the AM activities are invited to perform with him  at his 1 P.M. concert in the park. Group size for children's activities is limited to 25. Arrive early.  
 
The cruises on the Mark Twain sternwheeler between the two events run all day.
9:00 am  to 10:30 Augusta to Chilo
Chilo to Augusta 11:00 to 12:30
Augusta to Chilo 1 to 2:30
Chilo to Augusta 3 to 4:30
Augusta to Chilo 5 to 6:30
Chilo to Augusta 7 to 8:30
  
 
Sunday, October 11th visit historic Ripley Ohio for
Fall sight-seeing cruises  from     
          12 to 1:30
           2 to 3:30
           or enjoy a
Family dinner cruise at 5:00.
 
Tickets for sightseeing cruises will be available at both sites Saturday and Sunday.
 
For more information or to order tickets  call
BB Riverboats at
1-859-292-2449