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May 14, 2006
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New Waterfall Park Fountain, Crowds, Flowing in Downtown Bay City
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Noted Commentator Paul W. Smith of WJR Radio, Detroit, entertains an early morning crowd at the DoubleTree Hotel-Bay City Riverfront.
Fountain at Waterfall Park at the foot of Third Street is flowing, attracting throngs of visitors on Sunday.
Downtown Bay City was hopping Sunday as the new fountain in Waterfall Park was spurting skyward, attracting throngs of visitors.
"They're testing it out for the first full weekend," said Greg Kimbrue, co-owner of the Kingfish Restaurant and Tiki Bar, located next door to the new downtown plaza.
It seems the "cool city" idea is bearing fruit almost immediately with folks really taking to the new attraction.
"This is really something; we had no idea there was anything like this in downtown Bay City," said a woman from Gaylord, down for Mother's Day.
"This is great!" enthused a man from Grand Rapids. "How many cities have anything this cool?"
Kids, especially, were loving it, running in and out of St. Laurent Bros. candy emporium with goodies and traipsing out onto the plaza near the fountain.
Sun would occasionally peek through the clouds, spicing the day with shafts of good feeling. It was a great Mother's Day and moms were everywhere with their children.
Downtown promoters hope this early indication of popularity spreads and that more people from out of town arrive to fulfill the city's promise of tourism.
WJR Radio may return to the DoubleTree Hotel during the Tall Ships Festival July 20-23, according to downtown sources, who said: "Paul W. Smith loves it here and really wants to come back."
Smith and his WJR crew were here to spur tourist interest a few weeks ago at the beginning of the tourism season and talked to a MyBayCity.com reporter.
"This is a fabulous place to go within a tank of gas or less," said the noted commentator, adding: "John and Judy Lore are big supporters and we're big supporters of what they do."
Fundraiser extraordinary John Lore and his wife Judy, residents of Jennison Place, were instrumental in arranging for the radio team's visit here.
"There is enthusiasm in Bay City and we can feel it," said Smith. "A lot of great things are happening here in the Bay City area."
Insiders said the DoubleTree "saw a big spike" in business following the WJR broadcast here. Candace Bales, executive director of Downtown Bay City, Inc., said she was at a conference in Novi the next day and had many people line up for information about Bay City.
A list of events slated for coming months in downtown follows:
33rd Annual YWCA Riverside Art Festival, Saturday & Sunday, June 10 & 11; Stroll through Downtown Bay City's Wenonah Park and view unique art and items of distinct craftsmanship from skilled artisans from throughout the state!
Labadie River Roar • Thursday-Sunday, June 22-25; Watch exciting high performance boats race at high speeds on the Saginaw River!
Fourth of July Fireworks Festival • Saturday-Monday, July 1-3 Bay City is renowned in the state for our fireworks festivities! Come see the largest fireworks display in mid-Michigan. Enjoy musical entertainment and a wide variety of fun events and activities!
Downtown Sidewalk Days • Thursday-Saturday, July 6, 7 & 8; Downtown Bay City shops and eateries offer unique products -- and special sales during this 3-day event. Fun activities have included strolling clowns and magicians, petting zoos, firetruck displays and much, much more! Contact us to find out what is in store for you this year!
Be Cool Car Show • Saturday, July 8; See the coolest in collector cars! On display will be a large number of antique, sports, muscle and custom automobiles and trucks. This is a cool event fora cool city!
Tall Ships Festival, July 20-23; Bay City is proud to be the only official host port in Michigan for the American Sail Training Association's Tall Ships fleet. Magnificent Tall Ships will line up on either side of the Saginaw River in Downtown Bay City for the largest gathering of Tall Ships in the State this summer. Bay City's award-winning Maritime festival, Tall Ship Celebration features three and a half days of mostly freefamily fun including hands-on craft activities for children, internationally-acclaimed Maritime musicians, interactive ship tours and so much more.
Labadie Pig Gig Ribfest • Thursday-Sunday, August 3-6; Come and taste the best in barbeque during this fun, 4-day foodtastic event! Kid activities and pig races, musical entertainment and more!
For more information log onto www.downtownbaycity.org. ###
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