Flashback Fotos: Chattahoochee River through the years

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Flashback Photos: Chattahoochee River through the years

From Ramblin’ Raft Race revelers to families looking for a respite from the summer heat, the Chattahoochee River has long been a popular destination for Atlantans. Take a photographic journey down the ‘Hooch.

From Ramblin’ Raft Race revelers to families looking for a respite from the summer heat, the Chattahoochee River has long been a popular destination for Atlantans. Take a photographic journey down the ‘Hooch. Shown: Teens and young adults relax at Sope Creek, a tributary of the Chattahoochee River, on September 25, 1967.

The Ramblin' Raft Race on the Chattahoochee River kicks off Memorial Day weekend in the 1970s.

Traffic grinds to a halt on the old Powers Ferry Road Bridge for the Ramblin' Raft Race in May 1971.

Participants in the Ramblin' Raft Race pole their raft through shallow water in May 1971.

The Ramblin' Raft Race brought out many strange items on May 22, 1971.

The Chattahoochee River is dotted with race rafts on May 18, 1974.

A very unusual raft floats down the river during the Ramblin' Raft Race on the Chattahoochee in the 1970s.

Two large rafts float in the river during the Ramblin' Raft Race on May 21, 1977.

A six-man raft shaped like a tennis shoe floats in the Ramblin' Raft Race down the Chattahoochee River on May 21, 1977.

Rafts launch into the Chattahoochee River from Powers Ferry Road for the 16th annual Hotlanta River Expo on August 13, 1994.

A raft surrounded by rubber boats floats down the Chattahoochee River in the Ramblin' Raft Race on May 21, 1977.

The crowd at Powers Ferry Landing watches passing rafts during the Ramblin' Raft Race on May 20, 1978.

Co-eds from Florida State University take it easy with friends at Powers Ferry Landing during the Ramblin' Raft Race on May 20, 1978.

The Chattahoochee River is covered with floating craft approaching the I-75 bridge during the Ramblin' Raft Race on May 20, 1978.

Participants clean up after the Ramblin' Raft Race in 1978.

A belly dancer has fun before the Ramblin' Raft Race on May 20, 1978.

Three men relax in a rubber raft on the Chattahoochee River on July 4, 1984.

The Ramblin' Raft Race down the Chattahoochee River draws large crowds on May 21, 1977.

An inflatable canoe launches into the mist hanging over Chattahoochee River in 1984.

Rafters have a water fight during the 16th annual Hotlanta River Expo on the Chattahoochee River on August 13, 1994.

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From Ramblin’ Raft Race revelers to families looking for a respite from the summer heat, the Chattahoochee River has long been a popular destination for Atlantans. Take a photographic journey down the ‘Hooch. Shown: Teens and young adults relax at Sope Creek, a tributary of the Chattahoochee River, on September 25, 1967.

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