Delaware River Sojourn Overview
2001: A River Odyssey
kayaker.

Day
Rendezvous
Morning
Lunch
Afternoon
Evening
Camping

Sojourn Kickoff Friday,
June 15

Damascus to Skinners Falls (Training)

 National Park Service (NPS) Office Milanville, Pa. Travel On-Your-Own (O-Y-O) to Upper Delaware Lunch O-Y-O FREE Canoe and Kayak Skills Training, Registration Required.
Calkins Creek Nature Walk 		Registration. Dinner.
Kickoff Program and Campfire		 NPS Field Milanville, Pa.

1
Saturday, June 16

Hankins to Milanville

15 miles

 NPS Office Milanville, Pa. Breakfast. Safety Talk Bag lunch. Program on Freshwater Mussels Look for N.J. Claim Line.
N.J. Claim Line Talk. 		Dinner.
Visit Turnip Field Massacre Site.
Campfire and Ghost Stories.		 NPS Field Milanville, Pa.

2
Sunday,
June 17

Milanville to Ten Mile River

11.5 miles

 NPS Office Milanville, Pa. Breakfast. Delaware Highlands Conservancy Lunch.
The Work of the Upper Delaware Council.		 The Narrowest and Deepest Spot.
The Great Year 2000 Flood.

Travel to Middle Delaware

Dinner O-Y-O 		Kittatinny's River Beach Campsites, Milford, Pa.

3
Monday, June 18

River Beach to Dingmans Ferry

12 miles

 River Beach Campsites Breakfast.
 "Art and Inspiration" River Artists		 Bag lunch to be Eaten on Minisink Island.
"Native Americans/ Native Plants"		 "Migration Highway" Program Gourmet Dinner.
Evening Program on Regional Raptors.		 Kittatinny's River Beach Campsites, Milford, Pa.

4
Tuesday, June 19

Bushkill to Smithfield

9 miles

 Smithfield Beach Breakfast. "Delaware River and Regional Geology" Lunch at Depew Recreation Area Program on Macro-
invertebrates

Travel to Lower Delaware

Dinner O-Y-O

 Washington Crossing, Bowman's Hill, Pa.

5
Wednesday, June 20

Pt. Pleasant to Washington Crossing

11 miles

 Washington Crossing, Bowman's Hill, Pa. Breakfast. Archeological Program at Hendrick Island Lunch on Lewis Island.
"Shad Fishing on the Delaware" 		"Fire and Life" Naturalist Program at Fireman's Eddy Cookout Dinner and Program at Bowman's Wildflower Preserve Washington Crossing, Bowman's Hill, Pa.

6
Thursday, June 21

Washington Crossing to Trenton

10 miles

 Trenton City Access Breakfast. Morning Program: "Multi-Use River" Lunch at Stacy Park Overlook. Program on Urban Waterfront Redevelopment.  

Travel to Delaware Estuary Area

Dinner O-Y-O

Introduction to the Estuary

Parvin State Park, Pittsgrove Township, N.J.

7
Friday,
June 22

Cohansey River -- Bridgeton to Greenwich, N.J.

6-7 miles

 Hancock Harbor Marina Breakfast. Program on Bridgeton Revitalization Lunch at Cohansey Watershed Restoration Site. Estuary Enhancement Program   Dinner at Baitbox Restaurant. Evening Entertainment Parvin State Park, Pittsgrove Township, N.J.

8
Saturday, June 23

Maurice River

 Newfield, N.J. Breakfast. Program on Protection of Maurice River and its Tributaries Box Lunch on the River End of Sojourn Celebration Travel Home Camping Available at Parvin State Park, Pittsgrove Township, N.J.

 

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