At the turn of the millenium, Riddle Point Rowing Association (RPRA) got started through the efforts of Kay and Rudy Fields and then IU Women's Rowing Coach, Mark Wilson. These intrepid founders were passionate about the sport and worked hard to make the club a reality.
At first Riddle Point rowed out of the Indiana University Aquatic Center on Lake Lemon. In 2006 Riddle Point Rowing Association was incorporated, and in the next year moved to its current location. Club members built the dock sections at the IU site and floated them across the lake to where they are still anchored. At this time the hillside site was leveled to make a space to park a boat trailer, where the club stored its boats for a number of years. Soon RPRA began planning for a boat house in collaboration with the Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington, including an erg-a-thon to raise money for construction. In 2015 they dedicated the Art and Wilma Hill Boathouse at Camp Rock.
RPRA supports both recreational and competitive rowers. In the early years, the club sent teams to the Eagle Regatt at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis. During the aughts, the club hosted the LemonHead Regatta, and crews from aroud the midwest competed on Lake Lemon. Later, RPRA sponsored a junior rowing program for high school aged rowers. Currently RPRA is a masters club for adult scullers of all ages. Some of us prefer quads, others single sculls, but we all share a love for rowing!
