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Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Yahoo
Where to launch kayaks, canoes and river tubes in Bucks County
Whether you're planning to kayak, canoe, or tube in Bucks County waters, there's a lot to consider, from where to rent a boat, to where to launch it, to what permits are needed. Here are some options for getting a vessel into the water this summer. Permits aren't required for river tubes, but if you plan to launch a kayak or canoe from a Pennsylvania state park or forest, such as Nockamixon State Park in Upper Bucks County, all kayaks and canoes must display one of the following: Boat registration from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission; Launching permit from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, which can be applied for online at Or a Pennsylvania state park launching permit or mooring permit, which is available in-person at most state park offices. If you're heading out to a county-owned park or launch access, then you'll need an additional Bucks County launch permit, which can be purchased online or in-person at one of the county boat rental facilities at Core Creek Park in Middletown or Peace Valley Park in New Britain. More: These dams look harmless. They're deceptive, dangerous and deadly Bucks County is full of lakes and creeks to boat in. Here are a few favorites: Giving Pond, Upper Black Eddy Lake Galena at Peace Valley Park, New Britain Lake Luxembourg, Middletown Lake Towhee, Haycock Lake Nockamixon, Upper Bucks County Neshaminy Creek via Tyler State Park, Newtown Falls Township Park Lake Silver Lake and Magnolia Lake, Bristol Township There are also many access points found along the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River. Here are a few: Durham off River Road at the Durham Furnace historic site (PA permit required) Upper Black Eddy just south of the Upper Black Eddy-Milford Bridge off River Road (PA permit required) Tinicum across from Tinicum Park off River Road (Bucks permit required) Point Pleasant at Prahls Island off River Road just north of Point Pleasant Pike Washington Crossing at Washington Crossing Historic Park on River Road(PA permit required) Yardley off River Road just south of the I-295 bridge (PA permit required) Bensalem off Station Avenue in the Andalusia section (Bucks permit required) Morrisville off River Road just north of the Calhoun Street Bridge Falls at Quaker Penn Park (daily or seasonal township launch permit required) Find a more extensive list of public Delaware River access points Road, Langhorne Weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last rental goes out at 4:30 p.m.)1542 Mountain View Dr., Quakertown Every day between Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last rental goes out at 5 p.m.). Call ahead for spring and late summer hours.264 Creek Road, New Britain Weekends from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (last rental back by 5:30 p.m.)101 Swamp Road, Newtown Open 7 days a week 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last rental goes out at 5 p.m.)9050 Mill Creek Road, Levittown May 30 – Aug. 30, Friday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 563 and 413, Ottsville Weekends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.2 Walters Lane, Point Pleasant Late spring weekends from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and daily in the summer from 9 a.m. to 3:30 Black Eddy Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon; weekends from 8 a.m. to noon. Must book in advance.2 Walters Lane, Point Pleasant Late spring weekends from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and daily in the summer from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Twin Rivers Tubing 159 South 3rd Street, Easton Weekends 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last check-in at 2 p.m.) Jess Rohan can be reached at jrohan@ This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: How do I go kayaking, canoeing, tubing in Bucks County?
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Schoolboys are 'heroes' after canoe trip rescue
A group of quick-thinking students have been hailed as "heroes" after saving a man's life while on a school canoeing trip. The six students, from Claires Court School, in Maidenhead, were on a Duke of Edinburgh expedition near Wallingford on 30 June when they heard a call for help from a capsized canoeist. Two members of the group assisted the man, keeping his head above the water, whilst others communicated the situation to nearby support staff. In a statement following the rescue, the school praised the boys for their "courage and quick thinking" and described them as "local heroes". The "dramatic rescue" unfolded after the group of Year Nine students heard shouts from the canoeist who had drifted "perilously beneath a raised jetty", the school said. James Wragg, head of outdoor education at the independent school, said the boys "immediately rushed to his [the canoeist's] aid" and radioed teaching staff nearby. The school said the two boys first on the scene "demonstrated incredible composure under pressure" as they helped the man cling to the jetty. The also fashioned a makeshift stirrup - allowing him to keep his head above water. Having arrived at the incident, teaching staff supervising the Duke of Edinburgh trip were then able to pull the man from the water and asses his condition. The rescued man revealed he had been stranded in the water for 25 minutes, whilst his foot was trapped under his boat. "Luckily, our boys arrived just in time and no doubt saved his life," Mr Wragg said. All the students involved, along with the rest of the participants, successfully completed their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh expedition - which the school said was a "testament to their resilience and the values instilled by the programme". Those involved in the rescue, including four students who made staff aware of the incident and shared details, were all separately given outstanding achievement awards by the school. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Claires Court School
BBC News
06-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Maidenhead schoolboys are 'heroes' after canoe trip rescue
A group of quick-thinking students have been hailed as "heroes" after saving a man's life while on a school canoeing six students, from Claires Court School, in Maidenhead, were on a Duke of Edinburgh expedition near Wallingford on 30 June when they heard a call for help from a capsized members of the group assisted the man, keeping his head above the water, whilst others communicated the situation to nearby support a statement following the rescue, the school praised the boys for their "courage and quick thinking" and described them as "local heroes". The "dramatic rescue" unfolded after the group of Year Nine students heard shouts from the canoeist who had drifted "perilously beneath a raised jetty", the school Wragg, head of outdoor education at the independent school, said the boys "immediately rushed to his [the canoeist's] aid" and radioed teaching staff nearby. 'Saved his life' The school said the two boys first on the scene "demonstrated incredible composure under pressure" as they helped the man cling to the also fashioned a makeshift stirrup - allowing him to keep his head above arrived at the incident, teaching staff supervising the Duke of Edinburgh trip were then able to pull the man from the water and asses his rescued man revealed he had been stranded in the water for 25 minutes, whilst his foot was trapped under his boat."Luckily, our boys arrived just in time and no doubt saved his life," Mr Wragg the students involved, along with the rest of the participants, successfully completed their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh expedition - which the school said was a "testament to their resilience and the values instilled by the programme".Those involved in the rescue, including four students who made staff aware of the incident and shared details, were all separately given outstanding achievement awards by the school. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
German triple Olympic canoeing champion Brendel ends career
Multiple Olympic champion Sebastian Brendel is racing for the KC Potsdam at the 3rd Potsdam Canoe Sprint on the Alte Fahrt branch of the Havel. Triple Olympic canoeing champion Sebastian Brendel said on Saturday that he is ending his career. Michael Bahlo/dpa Triple Olympic canoeing champion Sebastian Brendel said on Saturday that he is ending his career. Brendel, 37, won the three golds 2012 and 2016, and also has a bronze from 2021. He has 13 world and 17 European titles for a career tally of 33 international gold medals. Advertisement "What a great time! I am unbelievably grateful for an outstanding time as an athlete. In 25 years of high performance sport I could experience many highs, but also lows, which I will remember for the rest of my life," Brendel said on Instagram. Brendel has said he will stay in the sport and work as a coach at his club KC Potsdam.
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Travel + Leisure
30-06-2025
- Travel + Leisure
This Hidden Gem Is Called Georgia's 'Little Amazon' With 120+ Endangered Species—and It's Just 1.5 Hours From Savannah
The river rolled beneath us as sheets of rain lashed down. I sat in the stern of our canoe with my friend Madeline in the bow. My dad, Joel, followed in his long red sea kayak. We sped past drooping branches that bobbed as the current tried to tug them downstream. I couldn't help but laugh. I had traveled to Georgia to see how wild the Altamaha River still was. Now, on day four of our six-day source-to-sea paddle, the river was showing its might. About an hour and a half south of Savannah, paddlers can find a forgotten gem. Nicknamed Georgia's "Little Amazon," the 137-mile Altamaha River meanders through hardwood forests and old-growth cypress swamps, past river-cut cliffs, and along cordgrass marshlands before emptying into the Atlantic. Undammed, crossed by roads just five times, and home to more than 120 endangered species, The Nature Conservancy calls this river one of the 75 'Last Great Places' in the world. Joel while out kayaking. Jordan Charbonneau/Travel + Leisure The best way to enjoy the Altamaha is by boat. In 2010, the Georgia River Network launched the Altamaha River Canoe Trail. Today, this trail stretches the length of the river and offers 29 access points. We started our trip with a night at a primitive campsite at Towns Bluff Park. A guide at Three Rivers Outdoors helped us shuttle our car down to the takeout in Darien before seeing us on our way at the put-in at Hinson's Landing. Three Rivers offers everything from shuttles for 10-day trips to kayak rentals to two-hour guided excursions. Setting up for the night at Woodland Camp. Jordan Charbonneau/Travel + Leisure I'd spent a year researching the Altamaha, reading tales of winding, difficult-to-navigate tributaries, dense swamplands, strong currents and tides, big catfish, and enormous alligators. The trip didn't disappoint. On our first night, we set up camp on a wide beach at one of the river's many dispersed camping areas. I picked dewberries while Madeline fished the shoreline, pulling a large redbreast sunfish and smallmouth bass from the water. For dinner, we feasted on fried fish, pasta, and berries. We lounged on the soft sand, watching the sun sink as snow-white egrets strolled through the shallow waters, their long strides offering flashes of their bright yellow feet. A snowy Egret along the river bank. Jordan Charbonneau/Travel + Leisure During the next few days, we fell into a pattern. We rose early and paddled hard, watching solitary sandpipers run along the misty shores as ospreys eyed us from their nests atop dead trees. We spent our lunches relaxing on the Altamaha's sandbars, casting lines and darting into the water for a quick swim, watchful for the outline of an alligator moving through the depths. In the afternoons, silvery mullet leapt out of the dark water next to our boats. On one memorable occasion, one bounced off my dad's kayak deck with a loud thump. A Barred Owl seen in the trees surrounding the river. Jordan Charbonneau/Travel + Leisure Each night, we listened to barred owls echoing their familiar song, 'who, who, who cooks for you,' as they soared between Spanish moss-covered branches. Our largest alligator sighting came on the afternoon of our third day. 'Madeline, Madeline, Madeline!' I nervously chanted as what I had taken to be a log began charging down the bank beside us. It broke through the tangled willows and plunged into the water, its massive form making waves that lapped against the canoe. Madeline grinned back at me. 'What did you expect me to do?' she said. We spent our last night on the river at Altamaha Regional Park. After another round of torrential thunderstorms, a hot shower and a cup of coffee never felt so good. The next morning found us in the park's store, which hosts a tasty diner tucked into the back corner behind shelves of fishing tackle and camo shirts. Over a breakfast of waffles with local sorghum syrup, fried eggs, crisp hash browns, grits, and sausage, local anglers told us we had to check out Rifle Cut. This narrow, mile-long canal offers relief from the currents and tides at the mouth of the river. It's adorned with bright wildflowers, tiny scuttling crabs, and shorebirds. Though beautiful, it has a dark history. The canal was hand-dug by enslaved people in the 1820s to shorten the route to the timber mill in Darien. After coasting through the cut, the river pulled us back out into a ferocious mix of wind, current, and tide as we entered Darien. We'd caught our first glimpse of another group of paddlers on the river before making the last bend. Now, straight ahead of us, they were in trouble. Caught in the strange mix of current and tide, they had flipped their canoe. Without life jackets on, they clung to the capsized canoe, and we hurried to help. My dad swooped in to tow one on the back of his kayak. With the help of another kayaker, we were able to get the other man and their canoe to a nearby muddy bank opposite and just upstream of the takeout. The trip ended with Madeline and me in separate boats. I took one man in their canoe, while Madeline and my dad coaxed a nervous, exhausted man into the bow of ours. He perched on the balls of his feet and clung to the gunwales, making the gear-laden canoe shudder in the swirling water. Somehow, Madeline made it across with him. The Altamaha was an adventure to the very end.
