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Thames River Water Taxi Launch Celebration

On Sunday, July 3rd we gathered with many stakeholders and members of the community to celebrate the official launch of the Thames River Water Taxi. We put together a video to mark this wonderful occasion.

 

Thanks so much to all the members of the Transition Team, Steering Committee, Foundation Board, local government, Thames River Water Taxi LLC, and the community at large for helping make this dream a reality!

If you haven’t yet had a chance, please come down for a ride. Schedules and information can be found on the water taxi page.

Launch Party set for July 3–don’t miss it!

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The Transition Team hopes that everyone interested in the new Heritage Park can join in celebrating the “official” opening of the water taxi service on July 3rd, even though it will already have been running for a few weeks. But at the time of the party all the kinks should be ironed out (if there are even any kinks to iron) and the taxi will be running smoothly and on schedule.

There’ll be a ribbon cutting at Pier 7 in new London’s Fort Trumbull and a short program from 3-4pm. Your faithful blogger does not know if there will also be cake, but she hopes so. Never pass up the opportunity to eat cake at Fort Trumbull, is what I always say. View the complete invitation here.

And for those of you who haven’t heard, the newly formed agency, the Thames River Heritage Park Foundation, is offering Charter Memberships, which entitle you to unlimited water taxi rides, an end-of-season exclusive cocktail party and other discounts and incentives, so be sure to look into this too. Find more info on our website here.

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But whatever you do, stop by Fort Trumbull on July 3rd and meet the crew of the water taxis, hear what we’ve got planned all along the river for the summer, and enjoy Fort Trumbull, one of the area’s great parks.

 

It’s not only the Water Taxi that’s embarking on a shakedown cruise . . .

The Communications Committee of the Transition Team met with Thames River Water Taxi Captain Jackie Dietrich last week, as we went over scheduling and pricing plans for the summer. The Water Taxi should be taking its “maiden voyage” on June 10th, and depending on passenger interest they’ll be adjusting their pick-up and drop-off schedule as the season progresses. But expect it to run from Friday to Sunday starting at 10AM and going till 9PM. One “loop” of the sites takes approximately an hour.

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Here’s a link to their schedule page.

One of the ways in which we hope that the public (that’s YOU), the heritage sites, and local businesses help us with as the summer progresses is by providing as much feedback as possible. This is the first Heritage Park in the state, and all of us are on a shakedown cruise—no one has done this before. We need your suggestions, comments, questions, concerns (praise is good too) on anything you can think of: park accessibility, hours of operation, water taxi issues, prices, signage, access to businesses, information services, transportation, lack of ice cream vendors . . . anything you can think of, let us know! We want to make this Heritage Park a success for everyone.

You can use the comments section of this blog, or visit our Facebook Page, or write write to us at [email protected].

The help wanted sign is up!

water taxi demonstrationAs we get closer to summer, there are more and more signs that the water taxi will be operational very soon. One of those signs is the announcement this week by water taxi operators, Jackie and David Dietrich, that they are hiring. Let’s hear it for jobs!

Two detailed announcements of open positions appear on the business’s website, www.trwtllc.com. As expected, the company is hiring captains and mates. Both jobs require certification in first aid and CPR. Jackie Dietrich noted the many opportunities these positions will offer the right candidate, including a chance to work on the river, and to meet visitors from all over. “The first mate’s job could be a great learning experience for students,” she said.

While no deadline for applications is listed, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

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Thames River Heritage Park Foundation
P.O. Box 851
New London, CT 06320

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(860) 444-4401 / Email

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(860) 333-6706

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