The Bennett Boathouse. But, of course, he'll need public financing.

Clay Bennett has already pledged $1 million toward the OU boathouse.

Man it must be nice to throw that kind of money around and not worry about it...

Does anyone know what the colored lights under the new bridge next to the Rowing Center are for?
Thanks.

new bridge?

Lights are to give folks a reason to look at bridge supports at night ... rather pretty compared to the alternative really

my understanding (in addition to the pretty reason) is that the bridge was lighted to help the rowers for the "OGE Night Sprints." helps them differentiate the bridge posts during the race.

they are amazing - I think it is the Color Kinetics type that is programmable for probably a million formations. very forward thinking IMO.

Hey guys im here stationed in Florida can yall give me a update on the Oklahoma River . For example that cool boathouse rendering how is that coming along and what happen to the river boats that trolley up and down the river has that started yet ?

The riverboats have started. The boathouses have not.

^ have you or anyone else rode them yet I was thinking it must have been quite a "trip" on the 4th of July.


what's the prices of a trip and where does it orignate and stop ? this is one of the first things i plan on doing when i get back to the "Big Town"

I rode them. They did do a special 4th of July trip and sold out I heard. Normally they only run the "public" cruises in the daytime, with private outings in the evening. I think it was $10 or $15 for one way. What we did was ride from Regatta Park near Bricktown to the Meridian Landing. After eating lunch at Golden Palace, we got on the trolley for a free ride back to Regatta Park. Just make sure you get on a trolley that's headed BACK that way, not on it's way FROM there to loop around to all the Meridian hotels.

Nawfside,

Here is a link to their website, which gives you information on their individual cruises, times of departure and fares. I know they are working on putting together several "themed" cruises as part of an educational element about Oklahoma and Oklahoma City.

You can check everything out here: Oklahoma River Cruises

Here are the two new hotels going up on the river at Meridian Landing. I snapped these quick pics from my phone on Friday night:

Hey Metro. Do you know how close these hotels butt up to the river? I know this portion of the Oklahoma Rvr isn't doesn't have that ugly rocking on both sides. It looks like a river. Don't they have plans to landscape it?

They are within 30 feet of the river and there is no parking between the river and the building. They will probably put the pool area there.

Meridian landing - where is that?

Just about a block or two east of Meridian on SW 15th. It's a new riverpark area/ where they load/unload the new river cruiser boats and where these two hotels are going up as well.

thanks for the link maam they have nicely priced rates.On the website it said no swimming or diving off the vessel (man I was kinda planning on doing that ) yeah rite