Muskingum River Boat and Motorcycles Poker Run
This event is being sponsored by our Marina and boating club, The Muskingum Valley Boating Association in south Zanesville, Ohio on Boat Dock Road, July 16th and 17th 2011. The marina has sponsored this poker run event for several years for boats, and has had a very good turnout of boaters in years past. But since so many of our members are into motorcycles they've suggested this year's poker run be expanded to include motorcycles also.
Our marina is registered as a nonprofit organization and this event has always been one of our major fund raising events. This is a laid back fun event, there is not any, real constraints of time involved except arrival back to our marina by 4:00 Sunday afternoon. In all reality if you're inclined and prepared you could enter and possibly win this event utilizing a canoe or kayak. The only real requirement of all the entrants of the event is to stop at all required points which will be marked by banners and get your entry card stamped. This will allow all contestants their choice of a nice slow relaxing cruise with a boatload of friends on the Muskingum River or bring your speedboat and complete the course in a few hours.
For A Larger Image Click HereOur marina has a private boat ramp available for boaters who may be trailering and wishing to enter this event. Lock passes for our historical Muskingum River locks will also be available at our marina. So if any of you central Ohio boaters would like to visit and boat in the Muskingum River this will be a wonderful opportunity to do it, and bring a boatload of friends with you. I'll give you a little information here about our historical locks and dams. The Muskingum River locks are operated by courteous knowledgeable lock tenders employed by the Ohio State Parks Comm. and can be a good source of information on river conditions. The locks are all equipped with cables on the lock walls on which to hold boat position as required when locking through. All a boater really needs is a couple of boat hooks, or some good gloves to grasp the cables as the water rises /falls, and to carefully listen to any instructions from the lock tender. Passing through these historical locks is really a relatively painless event every boater should sometime experience.
For those of you who may interested in turning this event into an overnight excursion, there are a couple of options available. In Malta there are some motels available along with a few places that you can get something to eat and have a few cold ones. At the Port of Morgan also in Malta there are nice public restrooms with shower facilities available, and a place to tie off your boat for the night. If you're well provisioned there are also numerous safe places to anchor and spend the night in your boat if you're so inclined. Overnight camping will also be available at the marina Saturday night in our spacious yard under some huge trees overlooking the Muskingum River. And of course staying on your boat at our marina is another available option to you.
If you'd like to view more Scenic Pictures of the Muskingum River Click Here
The motorcycle poker run will also be starting at the marina in Zanesville, Oh. and follow along the course of the river down to Malta utilizing the same stops as those who are running by boats. I'm sure there will be banners at locations and hopefully some sort of maps available for those who may not know the area that well. If you're looking for any more information on the bike poker run please contact us on information provided below. And of course you're welcome to camp at the marina also.
There may be sandwiches, sloppy joe's, dogs, etc. available throughout the day on Saturday. Cost or availability has not yet established on anything but we'll try to keep everything reasonable. Also remember all contestants entering the poker runs can purchase as many hands as desired and may the luck of the draw be with you. All precipitants hands must be in by close at 4:00 P.M. Sunday. You can contact us at smith.myrasmith.myra@gmail.com or you can also leave a comment on our blog and we will get back with you and attempt to answer any questions you may still have.
We take a lot of pride in our river resources and you'll observe little if any litter laying around anywhere. We also ask and expect others utilizing any recreational resources for that matter, Please pack it out. Do Not Litter.
Fuel / Gas will be available at the boat club during this special event and is always available for members.
Our Club is always accepting applications for membership please consider joining us.
Docking or dock space may also be available with membership plus we also do have a private ramp with safe parking always.
Please also visit us at:http://www.pontoonhouseboatodyssey.com/
We've also included other stories about our experiences on boating on the Muskingum River on our other blogs please also check them out. Also check out our new blog posting here for more information about boating on the Muskingum River.
Latest Update as of 6/3/11
Posted by blog.houseboatodyssey1.com at 3/4/2009 11:39 AM 
Categories: Boating, Poker Run (s), Redneck, Boating Activities, Muskingum River
Tags: poker run boats boating activities boating malta events marina Muskingum River poker runs pictures Zanesville Oh. poker run motorcycles boats
Categories: Boating, Poker Run (s), Redneck, Boating Activities, Muskingum River
Tags: poker run boats boating activities boating malta events marina Muskingum River poker runs pictures Zanesville Oh. poker run motorcycles boats
When are the places/sites for the Motorcycle stops be posted so I could give this event more consideration?
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This blog will be updated this week listing the stops for the motorcycles. Please check back often. Hope to see you at this fun event
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Wow, I never knew that Muskingum River Boat and Motorcycles Poker Run. That's pretty interesting...
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Thank you for your interest. This event is a lot of fun, and we're trying a lot of new ideas this year to increase our attendance and get the word out about this event. We're all really looking forward to it.
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I see you added the motorcycle stops, do you know the stops for boats yet?
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