Archive for June 2016
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Popular new riverfront park adds kayak rentals on the Allegheny
Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette June 25, 2016 By Shea Beaumont / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Since Aspinwall Riverfront Park’s grand opening in September 2015, its organizers have been paddling upstream, and they’re not slowing down. Today the park will offer kayak rentals and community access to the Allegheny River. A project of Venture Outdoors, Kayak Pittsburgh has opened its…
Read MoreCBS Pittsburgh: Venture Outdoors Set To Open New Kayaking Station In Aspinwall
June 21st, 2016 By Heather Abraham / CBS Pittsburgh “There’s a new recreation opportunity for people who prefer to paddle their way through Pittsburgh. People loaded into kayaks on the North Shore Tuesday afternoon, enjoying the sites of Downtown Pittsburgh and The Point. Soon, Venture Outdoors will offer another location for paddlers to launch from.…
Read MoreNEXT Pittsburgh: Kayak Pittsburgh opening at Aspinwall Riverfront Park
Photo: Venture Outdoors June 20, 2016 By Maya Henry / NEXT Pittsburgh “Starting Friday you can put-in at Kayak Pittsburgh’s newest location at Aspinwall Riverfront Park on the Allegheny River near the Highland Park Bridge. This will be the third location for Kayak Pittsburgh, a project of Venture Outdoors, and will be open Thursdays through…
Read MoreTrib Live: Plan calls for transforming marina into Aspinwall Riverfront Park welcome center
Photo by Jan Pakler / Tribune-Review June 7, 2016 By Tawnya Panizzi / Trib Live “The Aspinwall Marina soon could be converted to a welcome center to greet Aspinwall Riverfront Park visitors and direct them to kayak, fishing and camping spots at the 10-acre recreation site. Aspinwall Council could vote Wednesday on a conditional use…
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