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7th Annual City of Water Day

Monday, June 30, 2014
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Wat-er you doing on Saturday, July 12th?

From 10am to 4pm, the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance (MWA) presents the seventh annual City of Water Day, a celebration of the waterways and waterfronts of the New York/New Jersey metropolitan region.

Tens of thousands of people, arriving by ferry, kayak and sailing ship, among other styles of transportation, will converge on Governors Island (NY), Maxwell Place Park in Hoboken (NJ) and at 30 In Your Neighborhood waterfront sites for a day of free fun.

City of Water Day 2014 highlights include:

  • Free boat tours on ferries, schooners, fireboats, tall ships, tugboats and more (information on ticket reservations forthcoming at www.cityofwaterday.org)
  • The Con Edison Cardboard Kayak Race (to participate, gather a team of six and see www.cityofwaterday.org/cardboardkayak for information and to register)
  • Free on-water rowing and kayaking demonstrations and lessons
  • Special children's section sponsored by Disney

  • Recycling and urban composting demonstrations by Earth Matter NY
  • Waterfront Activity Fair, where hundreds of Alliance Partners offer activities, freebies and information about their work
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