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SWAT RIVER TOURS. Opened in the summer of 2014 by Jon Roth, SWAT River Tours used a rigid hull inflatable boat capable of sharp turns and speeds of more than forty miles per hour. Roth stated that the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] did not have any fast boat excursions and that their business offered the first fast-water adventure in the tri-state area.
[[Image:swat.png|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: SWAT]]SWAT RIVER TOURS. A popular attraction to the [[ICE HARBOR]], the company founded in 2013, offered fast-paced river tours reaching 40-miles per hour using a 24-foot, rigid-hull, inflatable boat like those used by the U. S. Navy and Coast Guard. (1) Jon Roth, the founder, came up with the idea in 2012 while working the zip line at the YMCA camp in Dubuque.


The boat was docked in Midtown Marina due to persistent flooding. When waters receded, the tours began at the [[ICE HARBOR]]. Visitors went upstream to the lock and dam before heading south toward Dubuque's grave and Nine Mile Island. Roth communicated with customers through two-way headset. This allowed him to share information about the river and its history along with the playing of music.
Roth communicates with customers through two-way headsets allowing him to provide a soundtrack to his tours and share a mix of historical and ecological information about the region. (2) In 2015 with fifty reviews on TripAdvisor, the company had a 100% rating as "excellent.'' (3)
 
Through a revenue-sharing plan the city allowed the business to use the Dubuque Marina docks in exchange for a percentage of its tour revenue which nearly tripled from 2014 to 2015. (4)


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Montgomery, Jeff. "A Fast, Fun Ride," Telegraph Herald, July 20, 2014, p. 1B
1. Barton, Thomas J., "Port of Dubuque Marina Beats Financial Projections," ''Telegraph Herald'', November 20, 2015, p. 2A
 
2. Montgomery, Jeff. "SWAT River Tours Rolling with Fast Rides on the Mississippi," ''Telegraph Herald'', July 20, 2014, Online: http://www.thonline.com/news/business/article_d1db82bf-d064-5242-bfff-16be0e784b6c.html
 
3. "SWAT River Tours," TripAdvisor. Online: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g37853-d5616256-Reviews-SWAT_River_Tours-Dubuque_Iowa.html
 
4. Barton, p. 2A
 


[[Category: Tourism]]
[[Category: Tourism]]

Latest revision as of 14:30, 20 November 2015

Photo courtesy: SWAT

SWAT RIVER TOURS. A popular attraction to the ICE HARBOR, the company founded in 2013, offered fast-paced river tours reaching 40-miles per hour using a 24-foot, rigid-hull, inflatable boat like those used by the U. S. Navy and Coast Guard. (1) Jon Roth, the founder, came up with the idea in 2012 while working the zip line at the YMCA camp in Dubuque.

Roth communicates with customers through two-way headsets allowing him to provide a soundtrack to his tours and share a mix of historical and ecological information about the region. (2) In 2015 with fifty reviews on TripAdvisor, the company had a 100% rating as "excellent. (3)

Through a revenue-sharing plan the city allowed the business to use the Dubuque Marina docks in exchange for a percentage of its tour revenue which nearly tripled from 2014 to 2015. (4)

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Source:

1. Barton, Thomas J., "Port of Dubuque Marina Beats Financial Projections," Telegraph Herald, November 20, 2015, p. 2A

2. Montgomery, Jeff. "SWAT River Tours Rolling with Fast Rides on the Mississippi," Telegraph Herald, July 20, 2014, Online: http://www.thonline.com/news/business/article_d1db82bf-d064-5242-bfff-16be0e784b6c.html

3. "SWAT River Tours," TripAdvisor. Online: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g37853-d5616256-Reviews-SWAT_River_Tours-Dubuque_Iowa.html

4. Barton, p. 2A

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