Small Towns Showcase Rivers, Historic Attractions

Small-town riverfronts offer residents and visitors accessible places to walk, fish, boat and enjoy the outdoors. McMinnville, Tennessee’s Riverfront Park draws locals to shaded trails, fishing spots, docks and a dam where they watch the water flow. In Riggins, Idaho, a city park at the meeting of the Salmon and Little Salmon rivers serves as a launch point and gathering place for the town’s rafting, kayaking and fishing culture. In northern Iowa, an old, dangerous low-head dam on the Cedar River was replaced with rock structures that created downtown rapids, where kayakers can surf the waves.