Sunday Afternoon On The Navesink With Clearwater In Red Bank

RED BANK, NJ — For a different kind of Labor Day weekend activity, on Sunday you can join New Jersey Friends of Clearwater at its Sailing & Singing by the River event.

The program is Sunday, Sept. 3, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Marine Park (near Riverview Hospital) on Wharf Avenue in Red Bank.

This event is also in association with the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association.

The day will offer free sailing trips from the marina, or you can listen to or join in the acoustic Circle of Song. Musical instruments are welcome.

Bring your chair or blanket and snacks for a relaxing afternoon by the Navesink River.

And you can even shop: New Jersey Friends of Clearwater Merchandise will be available.

Eastern Monmouth County's connection to its rivers and bays is kept alive through many organizations, including the New Jersey Friends of Clearwater and the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association.

At the event you can learn more about New Jersey Friends of Clearwater or become a member.

Over 50 years ago, folk singer and environmental activist Pete Seeger realized a dream by getting the 106-foot sloop Clearwater launched to spread the word for a cleaner environment, the organization says.

Then, with the impetus of folksinger Bob Killian, Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater was formed in 1974.

The organization's current name, New Jersey Friends of Clearwater, reflects its goals and outreach, yet continues its close affiliation with Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc., as a Clearwater Sloop Club.

The Navesink Maritime Heritage Association is dedicated to engaging Eastern Monmouth County with maritime and water-related historical, skill building, environmental, and recreational activities, and encourages the responsible use of the Navesink estuary through its "Discover, Engage, and Sustain" approach, the organization says.

If you'd like a sail, please sign up at the check-in table at Marine Park.

To reach Marine Park, take Route 35/Maple Avenue, turn east on West Front Street. Continue travelling eastward for 360 feet, past the Broad Street traffic light. Make a left turn onto Wharf Avenue and proceed to the bottom of the hill, where parking is located.