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Aerial Video of Magical Steamboat SPLASHOn September 16, SPLASH had an evening sail with supporters and funders. Peter Berensmann happened to be filming a restaurant on the Delaware River at that time, noticed our beautiful boat, and recorded part of our trip.
When we returned to the dock, Peter offered the video to us. Credit: Peter Berensmann - Perspectiv Aerial Images |
How did SPLASH get its name?
SPLASH stands for: Student Participation in Learning Aquatic Science & History
SPLASH stands for: Student Participation in Learning Aquatic Science & History
For over ten years, the SPLASH Steamboat Floating Classroom has delighted school and adult groups with 2 hour educational sails on the beautiful Delaware River in Lambertville, NJ. Younger students learn in a “hands-on” way about our watershed and ways to protect it; the importance of “river critters” (macroinvertebrates); the chemistry of the river and the balance needed to sustain life; the environmental history of the Delaware River through the local hero the American Shad.
Each trip is a great opportunity to see wildlife - perhaps a bald eagle, cormorants, water snakes, blue herons. Students of all ages see first-hand “America’s First Great Invention” - the steamboat , as shared with them by the ship engineer. And, from the river, the history of our unique region comes alive – a crossing spot of the Continental Army, the homes and subjects of the New Hope Impressionists, the Bucks County Playhouse, a real shad fishery, the canals and the crossing point for canal boats, and much more.
Each trip is a great opportunity to see wildlife - perhaps a bald eagle, cormorants, water snakes, blue herons. Students of all ages see first-hand “America’s First Great Invention” - the steamboat , as shared with them by the ship engineer. And, from the river, the history of our unique region comes alive – a crossing spot of the Continental Army, the homes and subjects of the New Hope Impressionists, the Bucks County Playhouse, a real shad fishery, the canals and the crossing point for canal boats, and much more.
Thank You to our Sponsors
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