River fest celebrates opening of new dock at Portland’s Cathedral Park

Portland nonprofit Human Access Project held its first “Cathedral Park River Fest” on Saturday, in celebration of the park’s new dock. Organizers said it will hopefully start a new era where the public uses the park to recreate in the Willamette River.

Located just under the Cathedral Bridge in the St. John’s neighborhood, the dock is the culmination of years of efforts to increase access to the water for one of the more industrial parts of the city.