GRANTS PASS, Ore. – You may have heard of the name Tom Rice from the memorial boat race hosted at Boatnik. Tom Rice is a fallen local law enforcement officer who was a marine deputy with the Josephine County Sheriff’s ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Boats took to the Rogue River during the Tom Rice Memorial Boat Race at Boatnik Monday. Before the big event, the Cal-Ore River Racers were darting up and down the river, practicing and warming up their ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Boatnik’s third day kicked off with the parade Saturday morning, Brewfest, and exciting speedboat exhibitions. Community members flocked to Riverside Park in Grants Pass Saturday to enjoy the carnival and food vendors which lined the paths ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Boatnik 2024 is now on its second day with even more events to enjoy as the weekend arrives. In addition to the carnival, Friday brings the first round of the Grants Pass Automotive Golf Shoot-out. Out ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Boatnik kicked off its 65th annual event Thursday with the Davis Shows Carnival. The carnival features thrill rides, food, and family fun, but there’s plenty more fun to be had throughout the weekend. On Friday, Boatnik ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Boatnik is coming to Grants Pass this weekend. The 65th annual festival held on Memorial Day weekend features a variety of events from Thursday to Monday. Grants Pass Active Club President Kent DeRocher joined Sunrise this morning ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – Hundreds of people showed up at Boatnik for a whole day of boat racing on Sunday. The most popular spectacles of the day were the blink and you’ll miss them Drag Boats and the nimble Sprint Boats. ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The longstanding Memorial Day Weekend tradition Boatnik, ushered in the holiday weekend with its Memorial Day Parade Saturday morning. Friends and families packed 6th Street in Grants Pass to see all the amazing floats on display. ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Boatnik starts on Thursday. That means preparations are now underway at Riverside Park, before the festivities begin. The park officially closes after midnight Tuesday night. The city of Grants Pass is clearing the park before Boatnik ...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – With Boatnik and Memorial Day Weekend right around the corner, a lot of families are planning on hitting the water for the unofficial start of summer. Rescue crews, however, worry about the current river conditions, specifically ...

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