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Check out the Chattanooga Riverwalk extension with the guys who helped make it in this Facebook Live video.
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Saturday schedule at a glance
South Broad Trailhead9 a.m.-noon. Refreshments, street performers, free folk/rock concert by Highbeams. Register for hourly prizes at hospitality tent. Fish mosaic activities for kids.Midday. Specials at nearby businesses (information at the hospitality tent)5-8 p.m. Refreshments, street performers, free folk/rock concert by Highbeams. Register for hourly prizes at hospitality tent.Blue Goose Hollow Trailhead8-10 a.m. Warmup tips and free water bottles from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee fitness pros, with formal sessions at 8, 8:30 and 9 a.m.9 a.m.-noon. Refreshments, street performers, music by folk/rock singer/songwriter Ben Durham. Fish mosaic activities for kids.5-8 p.m. Guided tours, refreshments, street performersCameron Harbor River Terrace5-8 p.m. Free concert by Rick Rushing & the Blues Strangers and folk singer and Season 4 “Voice” finalist Amber CarringtonFind out more at www.chattanoogatrend.com/topics/entry/tennessee-riverpark-addition.
As a naturalist at the Tennessee Aquarium, John Dever said, he often served as a guide on the River Gorge Explorer cruises up the Tennessee River pointing out features on the riverbank.
But Friday morning he got a chance to see the riverbank up close, as a new $16 million, three-mile section of the Tennessee Riverpark officially opened to the public.