Mississippi games to be held in east Iowa
As a way to increase east Iowa tourism a group of attraction owners along the Mississippi river are sponsoring a weekend festival of water games. Areas of the river are going to be roped off to keep boats and other river traffic out of the area. The jet ski race will be held down river from the playpen as the roped off area is referred to. In the playpen there will be events for old and young alike. Diving for prizes is expected to be a big crowd pleaser. Different prizes will be printed on baseball sized rocks and these rocks will be thrown into the river while everyone watches. When the official blows the whistle everyone will enter the water at once and search the bottom in hopes of finding one of the rocks. After a set time the whistle will blow again and the divers will have to return to the bank at which time their rocks will be verified. If there are prizes not claimed there will be a half hour search but the individuals finding a rock will have to bring it back to the bank and have it verified before returning to the search. Any unclaimed prizes will be donated to charity.
Filed under: Games, Family, Educational
