The fifth annual Fire on the Water festival took place on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the Jordanelle State Park, near Park City, Utah.
The Marine Products sponsored event ran from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and featured live music, vendors, a parade of boats, barbecue and fireworks launched from a barge on the lake.
“It was the nicest night of the summer,” says Joy Tlou, lead singer of the band Joy & Eric and SLCC director of Public relations. “The crowd was great, the weather was great. It was a great night.”
Tlou’s band, Joy & Eric provided live music, which helped to set the scene of the festival as the sun went down and the fireworks were prepared.
The boat parade started at 9 p.m. Participants decorated their boats with everything from light up flamingos to disco balls and made several laps though the area before the fireworks began.
Attendees of the Fire on the Water festival were able to launch their own boats on the lake during the festival. There were boaters scattered across the lake, tubing, skiing and wakeboarding.
Boats were allowed to stay on the lake during the fireworks show. The only restricted area of the lake was the wakeless area where the parade of boats made their circuit, though boaters were allowed to anchor close enough to get a good view.
“It’s a lot of fun for not a lot of money,” says Utah State Parks employee Tammy Wright.
Wright was working the information booth for Utah State Parks, which was one of many booths set up around the day use beach area. Marine Products, Rockwell Watches, and Vitamin Water were among the vendors who were present for the festival.
“It seemed that this year’s attendance was less than previous years, but that just meant more space and more fun on the water for us,” says SLCC Student Harrison Cleeland.
For a list of events yet to come at various Utah State Parks, visit their website at http://stateparks.utah.gov/calendar or contact them at 801-538-7220.
