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An Urban Paddle

Dodging ferries and Navy Boats on a paddle down the Mighty Thames River.

Posted by Ellie Corey, September 13, 2012 at 01:35 pm

Lots of people, when they imagine taking a paddle in a canoe, think about floating down a picturesque river, or slicing through a bucolic cove, or streaming across a clear, fresh-water lake.

But this is New London, baby.

And on Labor Day we decided to take ourselves out for a canoe ride -- Urban Style.

We put in under the Big, Bad Gold Star Bridge . . .

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