The Nature of Delaware

Some happy boaters by John Harrod

Sally O’Byrne’s details of the waterfront’s history was extensive and informative, but as a summary,  it has a very rich industrial history that includes building the first iron hulled yacht to win the America’s Cup and making significant contributions to the navel efforts of WWII. 

Christina River ship building remnants by John Harrod

Swedes Landing by John Harrod

Christina landing by John Harrod

Boat at sunset by John Harrod

Justison landing at dusk by John Harrod

If you would like to spend some time on the  Christina River, DNS has a canoe trip this Saturday, October 31^st that puts in the water near Churchman’s marsh and paddes down to the DuPont Environmental Education Center. For details visit: http://www.delawarenaturesociety.org/fp09_adult.html#deec.