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10 Ways to Celebrate the Schuylkill River Trail's Designation as Best Urban...
The Schuylkill River Trail came in first place in USA Today's 10 Best Reader's Choice Awards, beating out 20 other trails from around the country. We couldn't be happier, and if you use the trail you...
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12th Annual Scenes of the Schuylkill Art Show
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance -- Aristotle Each year, when we host the annual Scenes of the Schuylkill River Heritage Area art...
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How We Spent 2015: Our Year in Review
Wow, 2015 was an amazing year here at the Schuylkill River Heritage Area. We saw our events grow in popularity and introduced new events. We created new opportunities for people to connect with the...
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A Look at What We Have Planned for 2016
We expect 2016 to be another year chock full of events and programs that improve the Schuylkill River, expand the Schuylkill River Trail, and make this region a better place to live, work and play....
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Why Not Sign Up for the Schuylkill River Sojourn's Mid-week Days?
It's happened again. Only hours after we opened up registration for individual days on the annual Schuylkill River Sojourn the first three days of the seven-day guided canoe/kayak tour (June 4-10) are...
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Highlights from the SRT Spreekend
SRT Ale is back! And once again Sly Fox Brewery has generously agreed to donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this "Ale for the Trail" to the Schuylkill River Heritage Area to maintain,...
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Highlights from the 18th Annual Schuylkill River Sojourn
The annual Schuylkill River Sojourn is, hands down, the most popular event we host. Our 18th Sojourn, held from June 4-10, 2016, was no exception. We had a great group of paddlers, a record number (79)...
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Highlights from Ride for the River
On September 24, we teamed up with Sly Fox Brewing Company to host Ride for the River, a bike ride that took place on the Schuylkill River Trail while also benefiting the Schuylkill River Trail and...
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Our New Water Trail Guide is Now Available!
Several years in the making, the brand new A Paddler's Guide to the Schuylkill River is now available for purchase exclusively through the Schuylkill River Heritage Area. This comprehensive Guide,...
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A Look Back on How We Spent 2016
2016 was a year to remember: we saw our events grow in popularity and introduced new events. Here's a month by month look back on some of our highlights for the year. January & February Last...
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How We Spent 2016: By The Numbers
• 312 cyclists rode 16 or 40 miles on the Schuylkill River Trail during Ride for the River.• 66volunteers removed over 60 bags of trash from the Schuylkill River Trail during the Earth Day SPREEkend•...
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An Evening for the Schuylkill River
Whew! We are still reeling from all the excitement of our 2nd Annual Evening for the Schuylkill River, which was held on Saturday March 18. We couldn't have asked for a better evening to celebrate the...
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Sojourn Weekend Days Fill Up Fast! Sign Up for an Amazing Mid-Week Day
It's happened again. Only hours after we opened up registration for individual days on the annual Schuylkill River Sojourn the first three days of the seven-day guided canoe/kayak tour (June 3-9) are...
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Schuylkill River Sojourn Ready to Launch!
The Schuylkill River Sojourn runs from June 3-9 this year, with 221 paddlers. A total of 70 will make the entire trip from Schuylkill Haven to Philadelphia. This year, we are pleased to have our...
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The Sojourn Has Begun!
Greetings from the 19th annual Schuylkill River Sojourn! Sarah here, Sojourn Steward for the week! As the Steward, I'll be blogging all week as we make our way down the river. I am from Shillington,...
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Midway through the "hidden river"
I cannot believe we are approaching the halfway point! Day 5 of the sojourn is here! Did you know that Schuylkill is PA Dutch for Hidden River?Most areas we are paddling past have been converted from...
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Day 5 on the river sojourn!
"Any day on the river is a good day" - -> overheard from a Sojourner in the rain. But...we were glad for a break from the rain yesterday. We enjoyed a calm day paddling from Pottstown to Royersford...
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Final Days on the Schuylkill Sojourn!
Day 6 of the Sojourn started out by taking us down the Schuylkill Canal near Phoenixville!Paddling the canal was a pretty interesting detour. We veered off to pass through Lock 60, and slowed down to...
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Highlights from our 2nd Ride for the River
We couldn't have asked for a more perfect fall day for our 2nd Annual Ride for the Riveron Sept. 30: a chill in the air, leaves crunching under our tires, and a mix of sun and clouds (but no rain!)....
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Schuylkill Explorers Reaches a Diverse Audience
Our Schuylkill Explorers program is an educational initiative that seeks to engage student groups in learning about the Schuylkill River's history and environment, and to encourage youth's to develop...
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14th Annual Scenes of the Schuylkill Art Show
This world is but a canvas to our imagination. -- Henry David ThoreauThe beauty and character of the Schuylkill River region has ignited the imagination of artists for centuries. For 14 years, our...
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How We Spent 2017
2017 was a new beginning for us. We changed our name, adopted a new logo, hired a new executive director and, most importantly, we renewed our commitment to completing the Schuylkill River Trail and...
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Heritage & Hops Brew Tour
On Feb. 24, we introduced our Heritage & Hops Brew Tour, a new event that proved to be incredibly popular. With 45 participants, we took a bus to four local breweries from Phoenixville to Reading....
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AmeriCorps Week!
Hello! My name is Le’Santha Naicker I serve at the Schuylkill River Greenways as their AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer. If you are wondering what AmeriCorps is and what VISTA means I’m here to give you a...
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Oh No! The Sojourn Weekend Days are full? Try a Mid-Week Day.
It happens every year, and 2018 is no exception. Only hours after registration opened up for the 20th Annual Schuylkill River Sojourn the weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) of the seven-day trip (June...
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