What’s New with Clearwater
Winter 2026 Open Boats
When: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Saturday, January 24, 2026 AND February 28th, 2026 Where: Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401 Register Join Hudson River Sloop [...]
Called to Clearwater, Again and Again
It may be Pete Seeger and his music. If that is the case it started in 1966 when Pete’s record God Bless the Grass was released. I was a [...]
Mudlark Summer Drop-Off Program
Sessions: June 29 - July 3 and August 24-28 Time: 9:30am dropoff, 2:30pm pickup (no before or aftercare) Where: Long Dock Park, 23 Long Dock Rd, Beacon, NY 12508 Capacity: [...]
It’s the little things that make Clearwater hard to leave
From bottom left: Dorina (seated), Chris Spicer, Sarah Underhill, Emily Feldsburg, and Denise Woodin (May 1980) On May 17, 1980—Clearwater’s 11th birthday--I arrived at Fulton Ferry in [...]
25 Years Along the Shore: Tales from Tideline
It started with the Weavers’ Carnegie Hall album, a valuable resource for a young guitar player…so I was aware of Pete back in the 60’s. A decade later, I [...]
30 Years and Counting
A sailboat is an incredible thing. It’s a complex machine, made of simple machines. Pulleys, levers, wheels and axles orchestrate a ballet of mechanical advantage, powered by friction, muscle [...]