Dragon Boat Race at Lake Lure

Four Seasons Owner Pat paddles on the last row, helping her team to win
a gold medal in 2008!

The 2nd annual Dagon Boat Race and festival at beautiful Lake Lure, North Carolina will be on May 16, 2009. You can walk to the festivities from Four Seasons Cottages & Cabins!

Lake Lure’s “Lure of the Dragons” race and festival combines fun festivities with team building and exciting competition! With drums pounding out stroke cadence, twenty-eight corporate and community teams will paddle 250 meters down the Rocky Broad River in 30-foot long dragon boats, all dressed out in dragon heads, tails and scales, competing for first place, all in the name of charity! All teams will have a chance to learn and practice the basics of paddling a dragon boat the week before race day. It’s very similar to paddling a canoe, but ten people paddle while one teammate is beating out a cadence on the dragon drum. Sounds like fun? It is!

It’s a fundraiser for kids! All the fun and excitement is for a good cause. Through our sponsors and team pledges, the event is a major fundraiser for non-profit programs and services for area youth. WE ARE RACING FOR THE KIDS.

Pat with her gold medal and Chamber paddle for helping to sponsor the race.

When: Saturday, May 16, 2009, 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Approximate start and end times.
Where: Morse Park, Lake Lure, N.C. (next to town hall)

Schedule of Events:
8:00 AM Captain's Meeting
8:30 AM Opening Ceremony

All Day Activities: Asian-American and Southern Culture Festival, Food, Crafts, Music, Dance, Demonstrations, Games, Huge Inflatable play park for the kids, Playground for the kids, Picnic area

PARKING and RESTAURANTS
Lot’s of free parking right at the race venue. Several family-style restaurants within easy short walking distance from the venue. Many more just one mile away in the quaint tourist village of Chimney Rock. Or, enjoy one or more of our food vendors right onsite.