UPPER DELAWARE — The Upper Delaware Council’s (UDC) 37th annual Family Raft Trip attracted 38 guests on August 3 to paddle the Upper Delaware River from Barryville to Pond Eddy.

The turnout included 31 adults and seven children to take advantage of the host livery’s discounted group rates and the trip coordination provided by the UDC. Guests hailed from local, regional and metropolitan communities.

Kittatinny Canoes provided the rafts, paddles, life vests, afternoon shuttles and pre-launch safety briefings, which were held at the Luke’s Landing Barryville Base.

The UDC organizes this public event on the first Sunday of August each year on alternating sections of the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River with the goal of promoting awareness and stewardship through direct contact with the recreational resource.

The UDC is the nonprofit organization that oversees the federal, two states and local government partnership that cooperatively manages and conserves the 73.4-mile, nationally designated, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River.

For more information, call 845/252-3022, visit www.upperdelawarecouncil.org or follow www.facebook.com/UpperDelawareCouncil and Instagram @upperdelawarecouncil.