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July 20, 2020
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Summer of 2020
HVH2O and the Summer of 2020 We’ve been asked many times if HVH2O will be doing lessons on the Peekskill Waterfront this summer. Unfortunately the short answer is “No.” It’s the usual culprit, Coronavirus. There are the issues of gathering in groups and sharing equipment like PFDs and paddles. There are other paddle organizations that
March 23, 2019
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The Hudson Is Not a River
That’s right, I said it. It’s not a river. Rivers are something we’re all familiar with. You have water flow from the interior of a land mass and it flows because of gravity, gradually making its way to a larger body of water. The water moves in one direction. South of Albany, the Hudson River
February 23, 2019
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Sea Shanties (Or is it Chanty?)
Sea shanties are a type of song that were (usually) composed and sang on a ship. They’re very similar to classic folk songs such as “Greensleeves” or “Barbara Allen” in that they are old songs about the human experience. They sang of love, or tragedy, or funny events, or sex.These are aspects of life we
February 17, 2019
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Pirate Treasure on the Hudson
Pirates are lots of fun. There’s been a resurgence of interests in pirates since the Pirates of the Caribbean movies came out. However a lot of what we “know” about pirates is based on myth and story, not factual evidence. Let’s take the idea of pirate treasure. If you get your ideas of pirate treasure
January 20, 2019
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Tappan Zee Renaming
I think this brings up a good point. I can understand giving a new bridge a new name, but the name Tappan Zee has been associated with this region for hundreds of years. By changing the name of the bridge so radically (What’s wrong with “New Tappan Zee Bridge”?) you lose your history. The first
December 22, 2018
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HVH2O Diary
What should our relationship with the Hudson River be now? We in Peekskill live on the banks of one of America’s great waterways. The Hudson was the first American river that was colonized and used for trade. It was one of the the first waterways that was terribly polluted then returned from the brink. So
December 15, 2018
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Water Reclamation
Perhaps we could do a project like this here in Peekskill.
