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Philadelphia this weekend. It was a huge Economic Impact on our area. Jesse gary live in Fairmount Park where success on the river is mirrored by a river of green on the shore. Thousands of people from all over north america in our city for this. Hotel rooms in philadelphia booked solid, and when people are not in their hotels, theyre out out wallets in hands pumping thousands of dollars into our local economy. Close to the river, the color of money blooms. Brisk sales for merchandise for this annual philly staple of springtime. Its going to be like one of the biggest memories were going to have in our college experiences, yeah. Youll have a shirt for it . Yeah, exactly. Who knows. Tens of thousands of crew hopefuls are straining using synchronized strokes in hopes of winning at the Largest College competition. Its remarkable how the speed of these boats have increased over the last couple of decades. Lightways and a calm schuylkill almost ideal for crewing, except for the heat, of cou