Help educate kids about our local waters

The Great River Race has been annual summer festival on the North River for years, featuring kayaks, canoes and sculls. This year the Great River Race is being held throughout the month of August, offering two options, a short upriver paddle from Bridge Street to Couch Beach, about an hour, with no need to shuttle cars, or the traditional 7 mile race to the Old Stone Bridge, out at Hanover Indian Head canoe launch, figure about three hours of paddling (and shuttling a vehicle).

New kayaks are mostly sold out and used ones are fetching a premium on Craigslist, but we have four kayaks, plus paddles and PFDs, available for anyone who would like borrow them. We will make it easy to grab them just about anytime. We are on River Street, Norwell.

Here's a sample of where your registration fees go:

• $25 gets one child in FISH School as a citizen scientist
• $50 gets one child on an outdoor adventure with our environmental educator
• $100 gives one child the chance to become an Estuary Explorer

Thanks for caring. Thanks for supporting this active hands-on education

I’ll match all registrations paid to participate up to $1,000. Register for the Race Here