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Clearwater, Hudson River Maritime Museum, to Host Second Annual Barn Dancin’ on the Rondout – Sunday, April 13
Featuring Contra Dancing with the Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, called by Peter Blue! Once again, Clearwater and the Hudson River Maritime Museum will herald the return of spring on the Hudson River with a [...]
Beacon Sloop Club Sail Class Starts April 15
The Beacon Sloop Club will offer classroom sail lessons beginning April 15 and continuing on consecutive Wednesdays through June 3, from 7:00-9:00 PM, at the club building in Beacon. Learn the basics of sailing in a classroom and prepare to be a member [...]
Celebrating Pete Seeger’s Extraordinary Life
[SlideDeck2 id=16497] "My job is to show folks there's a lot of good music in this world, and if used right it may help save the planet." - Pete Seeger Clearwater has lost a dear [...]
Clearwater 2014 Spring Sail Schedule Now Posted
Now Accepting Group Applications for Spring and Summer Sails BEACON, NY – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, America’s flagship environmental organization, has posted its schedule for the spring sailing season and will set sail on the [...]
Groups Commend State Comptroller’s Rejection of GE Natural Resource Damage Liability Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2014 Contact: Julia Church, Clearwater, 845 265 8080, ext. 7112; Julia@clearwater.org Kate Slusark Kiely, Natural Resources Defense Council, 212 727 4592; kkiely@nrdc.org Tina Posterli, Riverkeeper, 516 526 9371; tposterli@riverkeeper.org Jay [...]
Pete Seeger, Hudson River Activist and Folk Musician, Dead at 94
Photo Dona Crawford What can a song do? What can a sailboat do? Some would say music exists just to soothe or distract people from their troubles. Some say sailboats are just rich [...]
2014 Clearwater Festival Tickets Now on Sale!
Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival to Take Place June 21 and 22 at Croton Point Park; Festival-Goers Will Save with Reduced Ticket Prices and Fees for This Year’s Festival Clearwater's 2014 Great Hudson River Revival, [...]
Clearwater Sees Changes in Board Leadership
Anne Osborn Accepts Role as Clearwater Board President BEACON, NY– The Clearwater Board of Directors met on January 11 and voted in longtime Hudson Valley resident and former Clearwater board president, Anne Todd Osborn of [...]
Clearwater Receives Nearly $500k for Sloop Restoration from New York State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2013 BEACON, NY —New York State has awarded $497,303 to Hudson River Sloop Clearwater to support a three-year plan for restoration and repairs to the sloop Clearwater. The grant was [...]