A cool day for a fun paddle beginning a Horn Bridge in Andover. Happy bees enjoying wild flowers on the River, video by Alice New Steps to the river in Ballardvale, video by Marlies Images by Alice Friedenson, Marlies and Brian Henderson
It is is always fun to explore other rivers with good friends. We used the Petapawag Boat Ramp Put In Groton, MA and paddled to the Pepperell Dam. swan Nashua River video Nashua River swans video
Urban wilderness tour in the heart of Lawrence to explore the Shawsheen River where she joins the Merrimack River. Save the date! Adhering to covid-19 state of emergency restrictions, the SRWA paddles the Shawsheen River monthly. Each time a different section. Next: Lawrence! BYOBoat, acces point TBD. We will [ Read More ]
Alice kayaking in Iceland Alice Friedenson: Discover your passion and follow it. For Alice that means swimming, kayaking, exploring nature. Combine this passion with a lump of clay and creativity flows. Alice spends time as a volunteer in Costa Rica where she created a program with CEPIA for children [ Read More ]
Cleanup Sunday, August, August 30, 2020 Be prepared with watershoes/boots. Bring WATER and sun lotion. Bring gloves if you have them. Pizza served around 11:30. To see SRWA in the Andover Townsman click here. To see SRWA in the Eagle Tribune click here. This is a [ Read More ]
Sharon with her Solstice Flag Sharon Lapham: Art from Recycling Treasures Found in the Shawsheen River The pieces I create from river refuse give new, often humorous, purpose to items and functions that once were useful. Posing the questions: When in our history were they a common, even a [ Read More ]
Peggy, an andover resident recently emailed SRWA: “I was hoping you might remove a tire that is clearly exposed where the river flows between the upper and lower (the oval) soccer fields … by the recently named Sacred Hearts reservation. I live on Arundel Street and walk there all the [ Read More ]
Ahoy Paddlers! Tomorrow MarliesPaddles aka Boat Beautiful Billerica travels the meandering Shawsheen River in Andover. For the 5th of seven planned 2020 SRWA paddles, the current is low, so we need not shuttle cars; the paddle starts and ends at the same access point. If you receive this email [ Read More ]
It was a beautiful summer afternoon to paddle the Shawsheen in Tewksbury and Andover. SRWA kayakers were led by Marlise and saved by Brian in pebbly areas with water levels as low as 1 inch. We enjoyed a heron, geese, turtles, and flowers.
Follow a swan … Explore new boundaries … Picnic … Paddle … Laurie and Alice