River Sojourn planned for June 20-27

Posted 8/21/12

UPPER DELAWARE RIVER — The Delaware Sojourn, one of the oldest river sojourns in the nation, will take place from June 20 to 27 this year. Participants can sign up for the entire eight-day trip or …

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River Sojourn planned for June 20-27

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UPPER DELAWARE RIVER — The Delaware Sojourn, one of the oldest river sojourns in the nation, will take place from June 20 to 27 this year. Participants can sign up for the entire eight-day trip or for the day(s) of their choice.

Close to 75 miles of the Main Stem Delaware River will be paddled in 2015, split into daily trips ranging from eight to 13 miles. This year’s sojourn will also visit Crosswicks Creek, a New Jersey tributary to the Delawar

e River. The sojourn will include the following stretches:

Saturday, June 20: Balls Eddy, PA to Buckingham, PA

Sunday, June 21: Lordville, NY to Hankins, NY

Monday, June 22: Narrowsburg, NY to Lackawaxen, PA

Tuesday, June 23: Dingmans Ferry, PA to Bushkill, PA

Wednesday, June 24: Bushkill, PA to Worthington State Forest, N.J.

Thursday, June 25: Easton, PA to Riegelsville, NJ

Friday, June 26: Bordentown, NJ to Crosswicks Creek, and back to Bordentown

Saturday, June 27: Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA to Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia

The cost for sojourners who register by June 13 is $80 per day for adults and $60 per day for children (ages 15 and under). There is an additional one-time insurance fee of $5 per person for this American Canoe Association (ACA)-sanctioned event, except for current ACA members. Further discount opportunities are available on a first-come, first-served basis for adult paddlers new to the Delaware River Sojourn. Add $10 to the daily rates for registrations made after June 13.

Included in the sojourn this year will be a tour of the Fort Delaware Museum in Narrowsburg, NY; a visit to the new Tulpehaking Nature Center, part of the Abbott Marshlands, in Hamilton Township, NJ; and an overnight stay at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, PA. Registration details, itinerary overview, and sojourn guidelines are available at www.delawareriversojourn.org. You can register online using Paypal. Registration-related questions and discount availability inquiries may be directed to Dejay Branch at 646/205-2724 or info@riversojourn.com.

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