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Last Chance to Canoe on Holly Pond

Make the summer last. Sat. Aug. 23 is the final opportunity to canoe on Holly Pond. SoundWaters is leading guided canoe tours on Holly Pond at Cove Island Park. Tours begin 10 am and 12 pm. Sign up the day of the event. For more information on canoe tours.

Sailing past Bug Light

Sailing through Gardiners Bay, bound for Greenport NY. We are having a great sail past Bug Light. Come on down  and sail with us this weekend in Greenport. Sail info can be found here: www.soundwaters.org/sails

East bound for Old Saybrook

After a successful Milford Oyster Festival the Captain and Crew are enjoying a great sail to Old Saybrook. We’re currently making 6.6 knots past Falkner’s Island.

Scrambled Eggs Engineering Experiment?

Camp SoundWaters campers were hard at work this week as Mad Scientists! 17 egg nests were built and 8 survived the 15′ drop! Way to go future engineers. The week was filled with activities including boat and bridge designing, invisible ink mysteries, Ooblek, volcanoes, rocket ships and candy chromatography experiments!  

Summer Fun

Milford Parks and Recs having a great time aboard the Schooner SoundWaters.

East bound and down

The Crew and Captain of the schooner SoundWaters are enjoying the start of the “Schooner East 2014 Tour” with a nice sail to Port Jefferson NY. If you are on Long Island this week come on down for a sail out of the historic village of Port Jefferson.  Sail information can be found here.

Population study of animals that live in the shallow water

STEM Academy students wore waders and life jackets and fished for animals in the intertidal zone as part of their population study. Everyone worked together to maneuver a 10′ seine net and dip nets. The students collected, counted and identified 3 species of fish, shrimp, hermit crabs and a horseshoe crab! Great job everyone!

Holly Pond Saturday Canoe Tours

Every Saturday through Aug. 23, SoundWaters is leading guided canoe tours on Holly Pond at Cove Island Park. Tours begin 10 am and 12 pm. Sign up the day of the event. For more information on canoe tours.

SoundWaters STEM Academy students sail aboard the schooner ​SoundWaters

Aboard the schooner, students set the sails, performed a plankton population study, identified benthic animal adaptations, measured wind speed & direction, conducted groundwater filtration trials and hauled in the trawl net. For many this was their first experience on a boat. Pictured above, students are preparing to deploy a LaMotte Sampler to collect water from […]

Guided Canoe Tours Saturdays on Holly Pond

Every Saturday through Aug. 23, SoundWaters is leading guided canoe tours on Holly Pond at Cove Island Park. Tours begin 10 am and 12 pm. Sign up the day of the event. For more information on canoe tours.