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Bridge, Everybody Down!” It’s important that we consider
the role of commercial cargo transportation in the Hudson
River’s future, especially as questions remain as to the
need for additional remedial action to address some of
the challenges left behind by 20th Century manufacturing
operations.
In 2015, a small vessel named Solar Sal made a trailblazing
voyage across New York State, carrying some 8000lbs of
recycled cardboard from Lockport to Mechanicville in
the first-ever fossil fuel-free cargo delivery in Erie Canal
history. A great example of Tech Valley ingenuity, Solar Sal
is the first of a generation of new vessels of various sizes
which eventually hope to be a mainstay of the tourism/
trawler/light duty cargo market on inland waterways.
The tugboats battle for various honors and it’s always fun
to watch the littlest vessels compete against one another.
Regardless of whether the boats are meant for pleasure or
for profit, the tugboats of theWaterford Tugboat Roundup
are always fun to see!
These boats mean business! The pride of the NYS Marine Highway tugboat fleet
was on display at the 2016 Roundup, and these vessels can often be seen plying
the Hudson River’s waters pushing barges full of cargo to their destinations.
There are a lot of other activities at the Roundup, including
vendors, food, a boat show, boat rides, kayak rentals and
other exhibits and nearby shops in downtown Waterford are
open for business too. Saturday night will feature some of
the best fireworks in the Capital Region (weather permitting).
For more information visit HYPERLINK “
http://www.tugboatroundup.com”
www.tugboatroundup.com, the
CSSC website at HYPERLINK
“http://www.southernsaratoga.
org”
www.southernsaratoga.orgor stop by the Southern
Saratoga Information Center at the Clifton Park Rest Area, on
the I-87 Northway at Exit 9.