GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. undefined Boaters and rowers alike filled the Grand River this weekend for the 2014 USRowing Masters National Championship Regatta.

It’s the first year Grand Rapids has hosted the event, and organizers said that more than 1,500 participants came from far and wide, ready to spend money in Beer City, USA.

Organizers said that the City of Grand Rapids has been the perfect host.

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