Pete Seeger is the Hudson River's most famous advocate.
He has been holding fund-raising concerts to help "build a boat to save the river" for over 40 years. It started with the sloop Clearwater in 1966. In 1969 the City of Beacon granted the Beacon Sloop Club use of what was then the ferry diner on the waterfront. In 1978 the Woodie Guthrie was built, and sloop club members regularly take the public out on sails and train volunteers to help maintain and crew the boat.
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The Strawberry Festival at Riverfront Park
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Lining up for shortcake at the Strawberry Festival, Riverfront Park
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"Backstage" at the strawberry festival
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The Strawberry Festival 2008
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The Strawberry Festival 2008
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A Quiet Cob at The Corn Festival
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The Corn Festival 2008
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Tthe Corn Festival
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Trust at the Corn Festival
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Corn Festival 2008
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The Corn Festival 2008
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Three is a Sunday Farmers Market year-round 10am - 4pm at the waterfront's Beacon Sloop Club
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...and yes there is farm-fresh produce at the Farmers Market as well!
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