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2003 Hudson River Trip

Third Annual John J. Harvey Blue Links Tour of the Historic Hudson River

Hudson River communities exist because of the Hudson River, which connects towns and cities throughout New York. Sadly, most of the piers and their cleats, docks, bollards and fendering systems along the Hudson are long gone, robbing the river of its vital and historic function as a highway for people and goods.

There are two ways you can join us

Within towns we will be offering free trips and tours of the fireboat. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.

Join us on a travel leg from town to town. RESERVATION REQUIRED BEFORE AUG. 13th.

» See the trip schedule

» Email us regarding the trip
Once again this year, the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance and Save Our Ships New York launch the "Blue Links" campaign aboard the historic fireboat John J. Harvey to resuscitate and rebuild the waterfront infrastructure that once lined the water's edge.

Restoration and renewal these basic links would unleash enormous potential for local and river-based economic development. As part of this campaign we are conducting a river-long reconnaissance to compile a comprehensive list of waterfront infrastructure improvements-from promenades to town docks and ferry and vessel landings-that we believe should be included in the upcoming Federal transportation bill, scheduled to be reauthorized later this year.

In recent history we've been missing the boat when it comes to waterfront investments. New York has more excursion and ferry boat riders than any harbor in the nation. While the last iteration of the federal transportation bill included over $100 million in funding for waterfront infrastructure, we fared quite poorly in bringing the federal funds home. Creating "Blue Links" is one way upstate and downstate New York can work together to draw this new investment here. This federal transportation legislation, revised and updated only once every six years, can and should be a catalyst for connecting our waterfront communities with their maritime heritage, new water-related tourism, economic development opportunities, and with the water itself. Where do YOU think a Blue Link needs to be made? Please fill in the back of this newsletter and send it to us.



Trip schedule:

Wednesday 13 August:
  • Leg 1: 0900 Depart Pier 63, North River 0930 arrive Riverbank State Park.
  • Leg 2: 1000 Depart Riverbank State Park (west face) 11:15 arrive Yonkers
  • Leg 3: 1200 Depart Yonkers 1500 arrive Peekskill
Thursday 14 August:
  • Leg 4: 1000 Depart Peekskill 1100 arrive West Point
  • Tour of West Point (There is a cost of $7.00 for the tour)
  • Leg 5: 1500 Depart West Point 1600 arrive Cold Spring.
  • 1700 Free public trip at Cold Spring.
Friday 15 August:
  • 0830 Tour of historic West Point Foundry Preserve, an industrial archaeology project of the University of Michigan.
  • Leg 6: 1030 Depart Cold Spring 12:30 arrive Poughkeepsie
  • 1400 Free public trip at Poughkeepsie
  • Leg 7: 1600 depart Poughkeepsie 1800 arrive Kingston
Saturday 16 August:
  • 1300 to 1700: Boat available for tours at dockside in Kingston as part of the Antique Classic Boat Show.
Sunday 17 August:
  • Leg 8: 1000 Depart Kingston 1300 arrive Catskill
  • Leg 9: 1330 Depart Catskill 1400 arrive Hudson
  • Parade Trip at 1900 for a display
Monday 18 August:
  • 1600 to 1900 Open to the public and free short public trips at Hudson
Tuesday 19 August:
  • Leg 10: 1000 Depart Hudson 1330 arrive ex-USS Slater in Albany
  • Leg 11: 1400 Depart Albany 1500 arrive Troy
  • 1530 Free public trip at Troy.
Wednesday 20 August:
  • Leg 12: 1000 depart Troy 1100 arrive ex-USS Slater in Albany
  • 1200: Short public trips at ex-USS Slater in Albany.
  • (All trips are free, but we trust you support our friends at USS Slater by paying for a visit to their magnificent vessel.)
Thursday 21 August:
  • Leg 13: 1000 Depart Albany 1500 arrive Catskill
  • 1530 Free public trip at Catskill
Friday 22 August:
  • Leg 14: 1000 Depart Catskill 1800 arrive Bear Mountain State Park
Saturday 23 August:
  • 1100 Free public trip at Bear Mountain State Park
  • Leg 15: 1300 Depart Bear Mountain State Park 1500 Arrive Stony Point
  • 1500 Free public trip at Stony Point
  • Leg 16: 1600 Depart Stony Point 1730 arrive Piermont.
Sunday 24 August:
  • 1000 Free public trip at Piermont.
  • Leg 17: 1200 Depart Piermont 1300 arrive Yonkers
  • 1300 Free public trips at Yonkers.
  • Leg 18: 1730 Depart Yonkers 1830 arrive Pier 63, Manhattan


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