Columbus River Course Could See 20,000 Rafters in 2nd Year
Friday, July 25th, 2014
Business was brisk in the Whitewater Express store on Bay Avenue Wednesday.
The lone outfitter on the Chattahoochee River whitewater course was preparing to put more than 200 rafters down the river on a mid-week day. One of those was Melody Harper of Pelham, Georgia, 122 miles southeast of Columbus.
This year, Whitewater Express has put more than 13,100 rafters on the river and should surpass last season's mark of 16,300 in the next few weeks. The Atlanta-based outfitter could put as many as 20,000 people on the river this year, owner Dan Gilbert said.
