Tuesday, October 16, 2001
Tall Stacks back in October 2003
By Randall E. McNutt
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Tall Stacks, the world's largest riverboat festival, will return to Cincinnati's busy riverfront on Oct. 15-19, 2003.
With national attention and 20 steamboats from every inland river city, Tall Stacks will be a signature event for the state's bicentennial. It will also call attention to a new Reds stadium, set to open that year.
“The Bicentennial Commission is also considering making us as one of its (six) official events, but no decision has been made yet,” said Karen Bender, a spokeswoman for Tall Stacks.
Tall Stacks celebrates the steamboat age with cruises and races, exhibits, programs and music. It was rat ed a top tourism event by the American Bus Association in 1999.
The Bicentennial Commission wants to recognize the contributions of Ohio River cities during the state's 200th birthday. The commission plans celebrations across the state, to start in spring 2003.
Some officially sponsored bicentennial events under consideration include Tall Ships in Cleveland and Inventing Flight in Dayton. Programs already under way include painting bicentennial logos on barns across the state and casting special bicentennial bells in each county.
Peter D. Gomsak Jr., the new chairman of the non-profit Tall Stacks Commission, said the Ohio Bicentennial designation will help.
“The first Tall Stacks in 1988 was developed to celebrate our city's bicentennial, so we were here 15 years before statehood,” he said. “This event is a great way to showcase the history of the river and its influence on the settlement and growth of Ohio.”
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