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Hudson River Watertrail News the Newsletter of the Hudson River Watertrail Association, Inc Hudson River Watertrail News The Newsletter of the Hudson River Watertrail Association, Inc. Box 110, 245 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10011 Volume 2010, No. 1 www.hrwa.org/ Bannermans Today Photos and Text by Thom Johnson Time has passed and tides have shifted much since Francis Bannerman VI built his island arsenal. For more than 60 years the castle was used as it was designed, as storage for the Francis Bannerman and Sons Co. military sur- plus outfitters. But by 1967, when the island, harbor and all the buildings were sold with the help of the Rockefellers and the Jackson Hole Preserve, all that remained was the damaged and unwanted stock festering in buildings that were well past their prime. But this Hudson River landmark still stood tall and inspired many to paddle or row to the island to explore and to learn about Bannermans Castle after the collapse. Photo by Thom Johnson a Scotsman’s castle at the northern gate to the Hudson Highlands. HRWA/Bannermans Benefit The sky, in fact, was dark and cloudy; 10/03/09 but as I opened the door, trying to My own story of discovery began with gather a bigger picture, the fresh morn- my interest in the New York Central Bob Huszar ing air said it would clear. Chalk it up to Railroad and the use of the castle in The day started with a very dire phone Romanticism, but that hazy morning one of its ads. One particular ad that call that only half woke me. fog spoke not of menace, but rather of caught my eye showed the 20’th embellishment and seemed to set the Century Ltd. along with the castle. At “There’s a 96% chance of severe and perfect mood for a paddle to the leg- the time I lived in Dobbs Ferry, NY, and dangerous thunderstorms with predic- endary Bannermans Island. I soon took a trip up the river to tions of squall-like wind gusts. We’re observe for myself the eclectic building going to have to cancel.” Okay, the back story! This was the first looming on that island. That was ever—but hoped to be annual— around 40 years ago and, to my plea- “Ugh!” I muttered, or something equally HRWA/Bannermans Island Trust fund sure, I am still learning about Mr. incoherent, as I tried to focus my sleep- raiser/social and paddle. And according Bannerman and his castle. numbed brain. “I understand! I’ll send to the tide charts, we had fairly favor- you a refund.” able currents, that was if we were in In 1993 I first meet Neil Caplan who the water early enough to catch said had recently discovered the castle “Who was that?” From a bemused Continued on page 4 when he had been given a book about Susan, watching as I stumbled around the Hudson Valley. The image that he the motel room, heading towards the saw in the book was by local artist, window. What’s inside John Gould, and it inspired Neil to take Brooklyn Boat House .....................2 his own trip up the river to see the cas- “That was the sound of 4 people can- tle. Soon after we met, and with the celling.” I shook my head as I opened Bannermans History ......................8 help of many other likewise thinking the drapes. Sebago Festival ...........................10 Continued on page 6 Tribute to Ian Giddy .....................11 2 H.R.W.A. H.R.W.A. Board of Directors Brooklyn Bridge Park uncertain, but two ramps suitable for Boathouse small boats are already in place: a President straight ramp between piers 1 and 2, Lee Goldsmith Tom Potter and a unique spiral ramp between piers [email protected] The Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse 2 and 3. As we gain experience using (BBPB) is a new community-based the ramps, we may find that we need Vice-President/Metropolitan to modify them to maximize their suit- Region Director organization dedicated to human pow- ered boating in the newly opened ability for our programs, but the simple Nancy Brous fact that they were included in the [email protected] Brooklyn Bridge Park. In the summer of 2010 we will offer public walk-up kaya- Park’s design is worth some loud applause. Too often access to the Founder/Secretary/Treasurer/ king and rowing, as well as on-water waterfront does not include access to Newsletter Editor training for our volunteers. For more Robert Huszar information about the BBP Boathouse the water: here, it does. [email protected] and how to volunteer, go to: BBPBoathouse.org. Upon completion, the Park’s amenities Director-at-large will include a 5,000 square foot boat- Newsletter production While BBPB itself is new, we’re fortunate house to be created by re-purposing a Jack Gilman to be benefitting from solid groundwork large existing maintenance shed. [email protected] already laid. Over the past two summers During construction we will be operat- volunteers from several local boating ing out of two 40-foot containers locat- Highlands Region Director and groups (including the Downtown ed between piers 1 and 2 that are Webmaster Boathouse, Village Community being donated by the Brooklyn Bridge Phil Jache Boathouse, Gowanus Dredgers, LIC Park Development Corporation. [email protected] Boathouse, Red Hook Boathouse, and Realistically, it might be several sum- mers before the shed is actually trans- Catskill Region Director Sebago Canoe Club), many of whom will be back to get BBPB off to a great formed into a haven for small boats. Ira Rosenfeld Until then, we can’t accommodate any [email protected] start, helped pioneer public walk-up paddling and rowing in DUMBO Cove. It private boat storage. Nonetheless, the future promise of a substantial physical Capital Region Director proved immensely popular, with at times Bob Ihlenburg up to 100 people waiting in line to get home for our Boathouse is exciting. [email protected] on the water. Now, with the opening of the incredible new Park just to the south Currently, our kayak program is being Directors-at-large of DUMBO Cove and the Brooklyn given a generous boost through a Peggy Navarre Bridge, we have an opportunity to donation from the Brooklyn Bridge Park [email protected] expand the walk-up program consider- Conservancy. With their assistance, ably while laying plans for an even more we’re in the process of purchasing 20 David Allen ambitious range of paddling activities in boats and related gear, which should fill [email protected] the future. our storage containers and allow us to pursue a full and vigorous paddling Matt Kane For the summer of 2010 we have program. However, while that means [email protected] planned 11 days of walk-up kayaking: we are starting our program fairly well four at the original site at DUMBO Cove, equipped, we will still need scores of Carl Steiniger dedicated volunteers to turn these pro- [email protected] and seven in the new Park. The Village Community Boathouse will also offer posed public programs into a reality. public rowing in both locations. Together, Plus, of course, the highly prized, expe- Advisory Board rienced kayakers, who keep everything Scott Keller the two programs should allow hun- running smoothly and safely. That said, [email protected]. dreds, if not thousands, of our neighbors you need no experience simply to help ny.us to get on the water, and to put them- selves into one of the most visually dra- out, as we will need multiple hands on Dan McLaughlin matic harbor scenes in the world. land as well as on the water to make [email protected] our inaugural summer a success. One of the most exciting features of Barney Molloy Brooklyn Bridge Park is that the So, please, join us and have fun as we [email protected] designers explicitly incorporated the introduce our neighbors to their home idea of human powered boating. Much waters! Ralph Diaz of Brooklyn Bridge Park remains to be [email protected] built and will rely on funding that is still contact [email protected] for more info. H.R.WH.R.W.A..A. H.R.WH.R.W.A..A. 3 Chuck Newland Scott Keller Charles—Chuck—Newland (Born 11/21/1925, Died 2/8/2010) was an avid paddler, canoeist, and boat builder. Chuck was a two-time participant in the Great Hudson River Paddle, including the 2001 inaugural year of the event. Chuck served for two years as a mem- ber of the HRWA Board of Directors. I remember him as an enthusiastic pad- dler and boat builder who spoke pas- sionately about both topics. Chuck always had a ready smile and a wealth of interesting stories. On the first day of the first Great Hudson River Paddle he launched a cedar wood strip canoe he had built, but never had a chance to test on the water. His paddling partner in the untested canoe was Governor George Pataki. And of course it paddled perfectly. The photo of the two of them in that beautiful canoe ran on the front page of the Albany Times Union news- paper. Several years after Chuck partici- pation in the event he attended a talk about the event. I will long remember the look on his face when he heard about the improvements to the trip since 2002, especially the masseuse! The side of him his paddling friends didn’t see was that Chuck was a paratrooper in World War II, a mortgage banking exec- utive, and Commissioner of Economic Development for the City of Albany.
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