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On of the most attractive land marks in Salem is the Riverfront park.
Riverfront Park is a 23 acre park located in downtown Salem by the Willamette River. Riverfront has an amphitheater, play equipment, a covered Pavilion and large grassy areas. This beautiful park is home to Salem's Riverfront Carousel which opened in June 2001, A.C. Gilbert Discovery Village and the EcoEarth Globe which was officially opened June 30, 2003.
Riverfront Park is home to a number of annual events in Salem, including the World Beat Festival, the 4th of July Celebration, as well as a number of walks, runs and other events The rolling lawns were once an asphalt wasteland studded with warehouses. In the 1980's the city bought the land from Boise Cascade and started clearing it. The first phase of Riverfront was completed and the park opened in October 1996.
The Salem Rotary Club, as a centennial project, completed an open air Pavilion at the park. A dedication was held October 11, 2005. As part of their project, The Salem Rotary Foundation sold bricks around the new Pavilion
Salem's Riverfront Carousel project was inspired by a trip HazelPatton took in 1996 to visit family in Missoula, Montana. While there she went to see the first old-world style carousel built in the U.S. since the Great Depression. The carousel project was completed in just over 4 1/2 years.
The overlook and floating boat dock was added to the park and completed in 2005. Not only is the dock home to the Willamette River Queen, but it can also accommodate canoes and kayaks while offering a beautiful view of the Willamette River.
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