If you are anywhere near the the village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY (about 30 miles north of New York City), Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival 2012 promises to be a great weekend of music, storytelling and sailing.
Over forty years ago, the folk singer, Pete Seeger, decided that he wanted to do something about the Hudson River, which was polluted with sewage, industrial waste and toxic chemicals and considered environmentally “dead.” He decided to “build a boat to save the river.” His idea was to build a replica of the classic Hudson river sloop to bring people down to the river again. The Great Hudson River Revival initially helped raise the funds to build the sloop, optimistically named, Clearwater, which has since become a world-renowned floating classroom and a symbol of effective grassroots action. The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater is a non-profit organization that sails at the forefront of the nation’s environmental challenges. So far, over 500,000 children have experienced the Hudson River estuary aboard the sloop. The revenue raised by the Revival goes to support Clearwater’s numerous educational programs and its work toward environmental and social justice—as well as keeping the Clearwater sailing.
There have been lots of festivals this season with tall ships, but how many can boast dock diving dogs? Last October, we posted about the 
Starting this Wednesday, June 13th, Baltimore, MD will host its “
These are busy time for the World War II vintage Iowa Class battleships. The 
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A recent ruling by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, determined that orca trainers must either remain at a greater distance from the orcas, stand behind a physical barrier or use other devices to keep them safer during performances. This ruling comes two years after the 
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A 66 feet long, 165 tonne, starfish and barnacle encrusted, steel and concrete floating dock has washed up on Agate beach, south-west of Portland, Oregon. A plaque on the dock identifies it as coming from the port of Misawa in northern Japan, washed free during the tsunami of 2011. The dock has tested negative for radiation. The dock drifted 5,000 miles over 15 months. Debris from the tsunami continues to be a hazard to navigation. Fortunately, no vessel collided with the floating dock at sea. Unfortunately, two other docks from the same port are still missing.
The Normandy landings, on June 6, 1944, was the largest amphibious invasion in world history, with over 160,000 troops and 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000 ships.
