Roar on the River | Trenton
Rotary roar 2009


The Trenton Rotary presents the National City "Roar on the River" at Elizabeth
Park in Trenton Michigan is downview Detroit's oldest (60th year)and biggest
festival that attracted a record crowd of fans exceeding 30,000 to the shoreline of
the Detroit River (Trenton channel) and features APBA Boat Race and the SST-
120 and 45 world championship races, Classic car show, Free Children’s Fun
Fair, Live entertainment “Music Festival” Friday and Saturday Nights,Boy Scout
Pancake breakfast Saturday and Sunday mornings, Typhoon Tommy jet ski
show , WFWA Jet Ski freestyle competition Saturday evening. Event features
Friday night party "Taste of the Race" , which sells out at $35.00 per person.
Special sponsor advantages include:
1. Media exposure via local TV news, Comcast Cable, local newspaper, website,
Social Networks, Yahoo! and many other PR endeavors!
2. 150 + local volunteers and $5 Suggested parking donation.
3. Special supplement featuring race weekend in News Herald.
4. Race program ad, Hospitality tents and public address announcements.
5. Pre-event marketing opportunities and On-site booth promotion opportunities.
6. T-shirt logo and watercraft opportunities
Where: Elizabeth Park in Trenton Michigan at Grosse Ile Pkwy, Trenton, MI 48183 -
map below.. APBA sanctioned event. All riders must be APBA competitive members
and sign wavier.
When: July 24th is the Taste of the race Friday evening party, we can do a freestyle
freeride to provide a backdrop to the entertainment. July 25th (heat day for boats)
starting at noon we ride between heats, then around 5pm we will have water till 8pm
and do the WFWA freestyle championship. On July 26th we ride 3 show times
between heats and will done around 3pm. Information from 2008 Roar on The River