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Kayaking Is Back
Guided by our very own Maggie Welling and Hunter Chapman-Clark, our kayaking programs are safe, fun, low intensity, and open to the public. We’ll be running our kayaking programs on an abbreviated schedule (Wednesday and Friday 7–9 am and Saturday 10 am–) until the last weekend in October! Also, if you’re interested in setting up…
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Quassaick Creek Fest
Free community event for all ages. Enjoy free food, music, dancing, games, nature education, and more! Help create a vision for a healthy and connected Quassaick Creek Greenway. The Newburgh Waterways Center is sponsoring a free kayaking event on Muchattoes Lake on Sunday, September 8, in conjunction with Scenic Hudson’s Quassaick Creek Fest. The goal…
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Kayaking Quassaick Creek with a Purpose
From a recent Riverkeeper e-newsletter… Riverkeeper’s Habitat Restoration team recently hosted a community kayak day in the City of Newburgh for residents and our partner organizations, Outdoor Promise and Crystal Lake Sanctuary Healing Gardens. Paddling in kayaks, participants had the chance to experience the Hudson River and Quassaick Creek up close and personal. Much of…
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Fall Offerings
Our fall season starts September 3 and runs until November 10. Competitive members will have the opportunity to race at our Home Paddles & Oars event on September 22, the Poughkeepsie Regatta on October 5, and a to-be-determined regional scrimmage on the weekend of November 2.
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Adult Scrimmage in Cortlandt
We had an awesome time racing on August 17 down in Cortlandt! This adult scrimmage capped off the first full year of the Newburgh Waterways Center—which witnessed huge growth in membership and activism—and was the first regatta that we’ve trailered to since the transition in management. We want to thank Cortlandt Community Rowing Association for hosting the…
