Saturday, October 16, 1999
Today at Tall Stacks
Tall Stacks '99 is open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and Sunday. There are morning boat tours from 6 to 10 a.m.
• TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
Race for the Grand Victoria Cup: 2:30 p.m.
Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat Races: 4 p.m.
President's Ball Re-Enactment: 7 p.m., 1800s-style military ball.
Light Up the Ohio boat parade, dusk.
• WHERE: Along Cincinnati's riverfront at the Public Landing, along river in Newport and Covington.
• GENERAL ADMISSION: $5 for adults; free for children 12 and under.
• INFORMATION: www.cincinnati.com/tallstacks or
www.tallstacks.com.
• CRUISES: 10 a.m.-midnight daily; $17.50-$60; $12-$60 ages 3-12. Today's lunch and dinners cruises are sold out. All riverboat cruise tickets include general admission. If you have already purchased a riverboat cruise ticket, you do NOT need to purchase a general admission ticket.
• CRUISE TICKETS: TicketMaster, 562-4949; Music Hall box office, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine; the Aronoff Center for the Arts box office, Sixth and Walnut streets, downtown; and at ticket booths inside the festival.
• TOURS: 6 to 10 a.m. daily; $15, $5 children 3-12.
A tour ticket allows you to explore some riverboats while they are docked at Cincinnati's Public Landing and Serpentine Wall. The American Queen, Mississippi Queen and Delta Queen are not open for morning tours. The ticket also includes general admission to the remaining two days of the festival.
• TOUR TICKETS: TicketMaster, 562-4949; Music Hall box office; Aronoff Center box office.
• PARK & RIDE: Downtown construction will severely limit parking — especially Sunday when the Bengals play at 1 p.m. at Cinergy Field. Bus service is available 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. today and Sunday. Buses depart about every 20 minutes and drop off on the Plaza Level of Cinergy Field.
Final departure times are 9:30 p.m. from the Park & Ride locations and 11 p.m. from Cinergy Field.
Cost is $5 per adult, and $3 per child. Parking is free at Park & Ride locations. Exact change is required. Information: Metro, 621-4455; TANK, 331-8265.
• Locations:
West: Western Hills Plaza (Glenway Avenue and Werk Road in Westwood).
North: General Electric in Evendale (I-75, Exit 14). Enter gate 27, turn right at stop sign.
East: Eastgate Mall (I-275, Exit 63). Board in west area rear of the Mall.
Northern Kentucky: Northern Kentucky University (I-471 at I-275). Park in Lot K; also Bigg's at Turfway (I-75, Exit 182).
• SHUTTLES: Metro's Downtown Shuttle runs every 10 minutes to the Plaza Level of Cinergy Field. Fare is 25 cents.
Hours: 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. Information: Metro, 621-4455.
TANK's Southbank Shuttle connects the riverfront areas of Cincinnati, Newport and Covington. It has a wheelchair lift. Fare is 25 cents. Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. today 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. Information: 331-8265.
• RULES ON THE RIVER:
• A traffic separation scheme will be established on the Ohio River between the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge (I-471) and the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge.
• A “no wake” speed will be in effect within the regulated area.
• Flashing illuminated arrows at the bridges will indicate the traffic zone and the lanes will be separated with white buoys placed along the southern edge of the normal commercial channel.
• All recreational boats must stay to the Kentucky side of the buoy line. Commercial vessels must use the Ohio side of the line.
• Recreational boaters wishing to anchor must do so at the designated area on the Kentucky side.
• RIVER CLOSURES:
2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today
3-6 p.m. Sunday
River closures are from Mile Marker 467.0 to 475.0.
Information: Coast Guard, at 921-9033.
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