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Riders Will be Zipping Soon!
Ozone Zipline Adventures opens July 1
6/8/2009
CONTACT:
Jennifer Burns, Marketing and PR Manager
jburns@wccvb.org
(513) 204-7046
MASON, Ohio (June 8, 2009) – Ozone Zipline Adventures’ opening date has been pushed back to July 1 in order to add additional features to the zipline tour. New additions include seven sky bridges and a 45-foot-tall, multi-level central zip tower which will act as a “zipline hub” for zipline riders.
The tour will now include up to 12 ziplines making it the largest zipline tour in the Midwest, at more than 10,000 feet in total length.
“The delay will make it bigger and better than before,” said Jeff Merhige, Executive Director for YMCA Camp Kern. “We’re creating more opportunities and choices on the line. We’ve managed to top ourselves before we’ve even opened.”
Online registration and additional information is available at
www.OzoneZips.org. Zipline getaways that “Soar & Explore” the Little Miami River by zipline and canoe are also available online at
www.OhiosLargestPlayground.com. Each package includes a zipline ride and canoe trip for each person, accommodations to a Warren County hotel and free coupons and discounts to area restaurants and shopping.
Fun Facts about the zipline tour:
· The tour is nearly two miles long and includes seven sky bridges
· The tour now includes a 45-foot-tall central zipline tower with multiple platforms
· Riders will zip at heights of more than 150 feet above the ground
· Tours last between two and three hours
· Tour guides will educate riders on the history of the land, ecology and basic physics
· On-line registration is available at
www.OzoneZips.org
About Ozone Zipline Adventures
Ozone Zipline Adventures, based out of YMCA Camp Kern, is a full canopy (tree-top) tour consisting of up to 12 ziplines connected throughout the ravines of the Little Miami River Valley.
The camp was founded as “Camp Ozone” in 1910 by Carl B. Kern on the shores of the Little Miami River across from the North Watch of Fort Ancient.
About Warren County and the WCCVB
Warren County is Ohio’s Largest Playground! With easy access from Interstates 71 and 75, visitors to Warren County can enjoy more activities within a 30-mile radius, than anywhere else in Ohio.
The Warren County Convention & Visitors Bureau is a destination marketing organization whose mission is to drive tourism and overnight visitation to Warren County. Tourism is the leading industry in Warren County. The 6.4 million yearly visitors drive an economic impact of $917 million and 11,029 tourism-related jobs.
For additional information, visit
www.OhiosLargestPlayground.com or call (800) 433-1072.
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