Come Celebrate New MHC Boathouse

April 2, 2010

Posted: April 2, 2010

The Mount Holyoke community is invited to the opening of the College's newest facility--the new College Community Boathouse. An opening ceremony, complete with tours, refreshments, speeches--and perhaps even an alumnae race--is set to take place rain or shine from noon to 1:30 pm on Sunday, April 25 at the new facility located along the Connecticut River at 240 Ferry Street in South Hadley (in close proximity to Brunelle's Marina).

***Shuttle van service will be available to and from the College Community Boathouse Celebration on Sunday, April 25. The shuttle service will run from 11 am until after noon from the Kendall parking lot and then resume at the conclusion of the event at 1:30 pm. Some parking will also be available at the site of the new boathouse at 240 Ferry Street as well as along Ferry Street near the driveway to the boathouse. The event itself runs from noon to 1:30.***

The occasion will not only mark the opening of this new facility, it will offer a chance to thank the many people who have played a role in making this boathouse a reality.

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Among those joining President Joanne Creighton, crew coach Jeanne Friedman, the crew team, and scores of crew alumnae, will be state and town officials, including Richard Sullivan, the Commonwealth's Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Recreation, State Representative John Scibak, and many others who have helped the project navigate a sometimes swampy regulatory and approval process.

The $2.1 million community boathouse is situated on an 8.5-acre, College-owned parcel of land off Ferry Street. The 4,750-square-foot, single-story, barn-style facility contains boat storage, two small bathrooms, and a warm-up/stretching area. In recent years, the rowing program has been housed at Brunelle's Marina.
 The new facility will allow the College to expand its already significant commitment to community rowing programs

The College has won widespread support for this project from the Town of South Hadley and a variety of public and private organizations, including the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation; the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection; the South Hadley Department of Recreation; Northampton Youth and Community Rowing, Inc.; the Community Adolescent Resource and Education Center of Holyoke; and the Foundation for Rowing Education of Northampton.

In late January, Richard Sullivan, the Commonwealth's Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Recreation, joined State Representative John Scibak to tour the new boathouse.

Related Link:

State Officials Tour Boathouse

 

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