Canoes on the Mystic River

Dandy at the bow

Today was a beautiful, bright and sunny Sunday and my friends Dandy, Danielle, Saul and I headed down to the Mystic River for some canoeing. It was great fun; we only ran into overhanging branches, rocks, bridges, the banks and each other a couple times.

The Mystic River not only has a movie named after it, but comes from the Native American word “Missi-Tuk”, which translates to “great tidal river.” The river has a long history of pollution from surrounding factories and chemical plants. Two Superfund sites sit within the river’s watershed: Wells G & H and Industriplex .

Ship of fools

IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO EAT THE FISH FROM THE RIVER? SHOULD WE NOTIFIY THE EPA AGAIN TO GET A COURT ORDER TO DREGDE THE RIVER, NOT JUST TO CLEAN UP THE RIVER, BUT TO RESTORE DEEP WATER NAVIGATION AND TO RAISE SCHOOLS OF “BOSTON BAY BASS”

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