8 | WEEKEND URGE
The
JERSEY JOURNAL
Friday, July 11, 2014
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City of Water Day takes over Har By STEVEN RODAS
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JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
housands are expected to participate tomorrow in the annual City of water Day, sponsored by the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance at waterfront spots in New York and New Jersey. It’s the 7th year for this event and this year it includes new sites as well as the familiar spots in the NY-NJ harbor. It runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and offers dozens of opportunities to participate in “water” activities. “The whole concept is to get everyday folks not involved with the waterfront, to recognize its potential for transportation, recreation and jobs,” said Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance President Roland Lewis. “This harbor-wide event has expanded throughout the year and is going to be bigger this year than ever.” Missing this year will be activities at Liberty State Park. Instead, organizers said events will be held at Maxwell Place Park in Hoboken as well as at smaller neighborhood sites. Here’s a look at some of the various activities:
mAxwEll plACE pARk iN HOBOkEN City of Water Day’s main hub will be at Maxwell Place Park in Hoboken from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include a free day of entertainment and educational activities. Attendees will get a chance to take in narrated boat tours, paddle-board, and fish. A Waterfront Activity Fair is planned with live music and local food vendors. Maxwell Place park will also have a children’s fair and alliance partners fair with activities by Big League Bouncies Inc., the Liberty Science Center, Beyond Basic, Zipcar, the Hackensack Riverkeeper, the Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy and Hoboken Historical Museum. Guided historic boat tours around the harbor will be available along with free ferry trips between Governors Island and Liberty State Park.
lAuREl Hill COuNTY pARk AND OVERpECk CREEk The Hackensack Riverkeeper, dedicated to providing natural living resources for the Hackensack River and protecting the environment, will have kayaking available for the public at Laurel Hill County Park in Secaucus and Overpeck County park in Teaneck from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Laurel Hill County Park and Overpeck Creek River will provide canoes and kayaks
THOSE ATTENDiNG a prior City of water Day try kayaking in the harbor.
for single and dual riders, as well as paddles, and life jackets. Those attending public kayaking at Laurel Hill County Park must be seven years of age or older, paddlers must be 16 years of age or older, and all boats must have one adult. Participants attending Overpeck County Park must be 6 years of age or older, paddlers must be 18 years old and children 5 to eight can ride free-of charge in a canoe, as long as accompanied by an adult. Laurel Hill will also provide full-moon paddles for adults beginning at 7:30 p.m. Rates for kayaking, canoeing and paddle tours range from $10 to $30. For information, visit www.hackensackriverkeeper.org or call 201-975-385.
NEwARk RiVERfRONT REViVAl fAmilY EVENT During the City of Water Day, the Newark Riverfront Revival, an initiative by the Newark Planning Office in efforts to revitalize the riverfront, will hold walking tours starting at 11 a.m. The “walk shops” will travel along the waterfront at Riverbank Park near the Passaic River in Newark between Raymond Avenue and Somme Street. Attendees will learn about the history of the Ironbound’s waterfront and have a chance to
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