Clinton, Iowa Riverfront
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The Clinton, Iowa Riverfront, also known as The Dike by locals, is an area of Clinton, Iowa, United States, near landmarks such as Ashford University baseball field and Clinton Showboat Theater. There is a band shell with tennis courts, a child-friendly park, restaurants, an aquatic center, and skate park. Clinton, Iowa is located on the Mississippi River with Illinois on the other side.
The Riverfront was the result of a 1965 flood that flooded half of Clinton. Damages were estimated to be five million dollars. Since, a dike has been put in place to protect the city from further damage.
In 2005, the City of Clinton was awarded one of the Iowa Great Places Destination grant; A grant that was worth one million dollars to improve the riverfront. With the funds, Clinton updated the existing dike, with parks, recreation, and riverside views.
The Riverfront has parks, food, ball games, shows, and a restaurant that overlooks the Mississippi called Candlelight Inn. Parks include Riverfront Park, Skate Park, and the baseball park known as Clinton Lumber Kings Field or Ashford University Field baseball field.
During the summer, people ride their bikes on the bike path, play tennis, swim at the Riverview Pool, eat lunch at the picnic tables, go fishing, use the boat dock and the marina to go out on their boats, camp at the campground, and visit the band shell when there are concerts.
Clinton Showboat Theater
The theater was built in 1935. It was created to be a working boat but was converted into a showboat. The boat uses 25-75 tons of coal each day. The city of Clinton bought it in 1966. The cost for an adult season pass is $100. Shows include Forever Plaid, Godspell, The Sound of Music, She Loves Me, and Almost Main.
LumberKings Baseball Stadium
LumberKings is the minor league baseball team in Clinton. They have baseball games in the summer. The LumberKings and the Ashford Saints use this field for their home games.
Discovery Trail
The discovery trail is a 4.8 mile trail along the riverfront, dedicated to three Clinton county astronauts. It is open all year round and all hours of the day, and is free.
References
http://www.clintonshowboat.org/about.html http://www.ci.clinton.ia.us/html/Pool.html http://qctimes.com/app/goanddo/family/fun/?itemID=225&t=Riverview_Park_Swimming_Pool_%7C_101_S._1st_St.,_Clinton,_IA http://clintoniowatourism.com/things-to-do-1/parks-recreation/ http://www.clintoniowatourism.com/things-to-do-1/riverfront-recreation/