Pueblo’s boat season kicks off May 1 with new Riverwalk Boathouse

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- Boat season will kick off in Pueblo on May 1, and the new Riverwalk Boathouse will be front and center.

The new boathouse took just shy of two years to build. It's going to be a multi-use community center that the city hopes will support tourism.

"This put us on the front of the stage in Colorado," Lynn Clark, Executive Director with the Pueblo Riverwalk, told KRDO13. "We're gonna host some parties up on the rooftop, and celebrate the 4th of July during Riverfest. We're kind of creatively working through what else can we do here? Someone has suggested that maybe we do yoga up on the rooftop."

The money for the project came from grants and from a ballot measure approved by voters.

"I think people are really recognizing the fact that the Riverwalk is a major amenity in Southern Colorado, not just Pueblo," Clark said.

Pueblo recently got an award from Downtown INC for "Best project." When you factor in things like the Da Vinci Museum, which is set to open in June, and the expanded convention center just blocks away, Pueblo's got a lot to offer visitors.

"I just think it's an opportunity to really show off what our community has," Clark said. "We're kind of like hide the candle under the bushel. We are a beautiful community with so many amenities."

For more information on the Riverwalk Boathouse, click here.

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