This past friday I went canoeing up and down the Newtown Creek with rob, hardy, and a few people from the Long Island Boating club. Having read so much about the waterway but only rarely getting a glimpse, it was a fabulous means of interaction with this federal superfund site. We were on the water by 10, and paddled all the way to the end of the creek near the Morgan Ave L train stop. We paddled into a strong headwind going up, so it took just over 2 hours to complete about 1.5 miles. On the way back it took no more than 45 minutes. The water was very murky and turbid, complete with various types of garbage. I appreciated the opportunity to go on this trip because the Newtown Creek is almost inaccessible by land because the shoreline has been so heavily developed and industrialized. This site of massive waste dumping isn't supposed to be easily visible to the average citizen, being on the canoe allowed firsthand experience of an important New York waterway.
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