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Experience the 2025 Great Miami Riverway Summit in Miamisburg!

The 2025 Great Miami Riverway Summit is set to be an unforgettable day of inspiration, networking, and behind-the-scenes experiences. This year, we’re bringing the event to the heart of downtown Miamisburg, showcasing the brand-new Riverfront Park, local businesses, and some of the best dining in the region. We are thrilled to welcome Sar ...
 

Five things you can do to celebrate Black History Month on the Riverway

For 2025, the theme for black history month is African Americans and Labor, "focusing on the various and profound ways that work and working of all kinds – free and unfree, skilled, and unskilled, vocational and voluntary – intersect with the collective experiences of Black people" (Association for the Study of African American Life and H ...
 

Make the Most of Your Remaining Winter Break! 12 Ideas for Winter Fun with Kids on the Riverway

Looking for ways to keep the kids entertained during the remaining days of winter break? The Great Miami Riverway offers plenty of indoor and outdoor adventures perfect for family fun! Here are 12 exciting activities to try: Glide Into Winter FunLace up those skates at RiverScape MetroPark's outdoor ice rink! With rental skates available ...
 

Top 5 Places To Shop Local For Your Thanksgiving Dinner

More than ever it's so important to choose local shopping when possible. The end of the year is often a crucial time for small businesses, especially brick-and-mortars, to stay afloat. If you already planned on cooking Thanksgiving dinner at home, why not consider shopping for your ingredients at one of these locally-owned businesses alon ...
 

The Riverway Shop Local 2024 Passport Challenge

We challenge you to SHOP LOCAL! October 1 - December 31, 2024 The NEW Riverway Shop Local Passport Challenge is a way to support local shops - and win prizes. The Great Miami Riverway Shop Local Passport Challenge runs October 1 and will run through December 31- during peak holiday shopping time. The more you shop, the more chances you ha ...
 

Winners announced for 2024 Great Miami Riverway Fishing Challenge

Dillon Browning and Gabe Knapke tied as the winners of the largest smallmouth bass caught with conventional tackle in the 2024 GREAT Miami Riverway Smallmouth Bass Fishing Challenge, coming in at 20 inches. In the Fly-Fishing category, Eric Wirick landed the largest smallmouth bass at 19 inches. The tournament began on June 15 and conclud ...
 

2024 Guide to Independence Day Events

A quick roundup of the 2024 4th of July festivities along the Great Miami River. Sidney July 4, 10pmSidney Middle School at 10:00 p.m. on July 4. The rain date will be July 5 at the same time.Sidney Fireworks Display (Facebook) Piqua Carnival – Annual Car Show – Pin-Up girl Contest – Live Music – Food Trucks – Pop-Up Vendors This year, th ...
 

Registration now open for the 2024 GREAT Smallmouth Bass Fishing Challenge

Register now for a family-friendly fishing tournament! The 2024 GREAT Smallmouth Bass Fishing Challenge Fishing Challenge is June 15 - July 21. REGISTER HERE The GREAT Smallmouth Bass Fishing Challenge is a catch-and-release tournament where anglers will utilize the I-Angler app to register and send in their catches. The tournament is ope ...
 

Be A Tourist in Your Own City: 12 Tips For A Fresh Perspective

Be A Tourist in Your Own City: 12 Tips For A Fresh Perspective Tawawa Park in Sidney I think back to my time enlisted in the Air Force and the many beautiful places I got to experience and live in. One of my first stations was in Aviano, Italy. An hour from Venice and nestled in picturesque Italian countryside along the base of the Alps, ...
 

Couldn't make it? Watch the 2024 Riverway Summit

The 2024 Great Miami Riverway Summit was held April 19, 2024 in Piqua. The full playlist can be found on our Youtube channel The full playlist can be found on Youtube
 

5 Of The Most Popular Riverway Birding Hotspots

Check out these 5 Riverway birding hotspots recognized by the Ohio Ornithological Society and the National Audubon Society. You don't have to travel far to find some locations in our Riverway that boast well over 200 bird species. The Lower Great Miami River in particular is designated as an Important Bird Area, (IBA) which includes Pyram ...
 

10 Riverway Farmer's Markets You Don't Want To Miss

I love this time of year; The trees are green, flowers in bloom, bees a-buzzin’, and the legendary Ohio farmer’s markets return to our Riverway communities. There’s just nothing like strolling around farm stalls on a crisp midwestern morning (with an iced coffee in hand, of course), staring out at rows and rows of fresh produce and locall ...