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New tradition: Ride the Island event set for Father’s Day

By: Dave Thompson|June 12, 2025
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    • Chris True, River Action event manager, is shown with a bicycle during a news conference Tuesday, April 15, to promote the new Ride the Island event to be held on Father’s Day. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    A new Father’s Day bicycling tradition is about to take off in the Quad Cities.

    The first Ride the Island event will be presented by River Action on Father’s Day (Sunday, June 15). The 10-mile bicycle ride will take center on touring many of the historic sites on Arsenal…

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