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Register for The Boys & Girls in the Boat today

April  21, 2021 A few of the over 50 volunteers from last weekends Stewart Park Lakefront Cleanup posed for a quick pic. It may be snowing outside, but FSP is just warming up with the spring events and volunteer appreciations highlighted below!  Free Virtual Event Next Wednesday, April 28! For over 125 years, crews have rowed sweep and scull on Cayuga Lake. From the early days of the 20th century when 50,000 people would line the shores of Cayuga Lake to watch America’s then favorite sport, to rowing’s present and future,   FSP invites you to explore how and why rowing reigns in Ithaca The third virtual program in our Centennial Series, The Boys and Girls in the Boat: Ithaca’s Amazing History of Competitive Rowing, featuring captivating photos and lively discussion with some of Ithaca's biggest rowing champions. FSP is pleased to welcome distinguished presenters: Drew Tennant, Cornell and Cascadilla Boat Club Rowing Coach Bruce Fabens, former President of the Cascadilla Boat Club Becky Robinson, Ithaca College's Women's Rowing Head Coach Caryn Davies, Olympic double gold & silver medalist Andrew Byrnes, Olympic gold & silver medalist This event will include a short feature on the upcoming restoration of the Cascadilla Boathouse,  the first building erected the park -- possibly the oldest continuously operating boathouse in the nation. The Boathouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. FSP will be giving away several books on rowing and rowing history during the event, including “The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics” by Daniel James Brown. Anyone attending will be eligible to win a book! Register Now We Love Our Volunteers! The last month has been full of Volunteer Cleanups in Stewart Park and along the Cayuga Waterfront Trail!  This past weekend over 50 people braved breezy and cool conditions to help clean Stewart Park. Thanks to our partners in cleanup, Zero-Waste Ithaca, for participating and helping promote the event. A shout-out to the Finger Lakes Cycling Club which cleaned the waterfront near Farmers Market, and to Trail Adopter Carol Mallison who cleaned her section of the CWT.   A hearty THANK YOU to all these incredible volunteers!  Volunteers in Stewart Park trudged through the mucky shoreline.   Hannah Mahany and Maggie Mowrer, with Zero-Waste Ithaca.  Sara Bloxsom, Nancy Wells, Steven Powell, Ted Caldwell, Neil Weinberg, Marne Einarson, and Margaret Johnson, cleaning up the Cayuga Waterfront Trail by the Farmers Market on behalf of the Finger Lakes Cycling Club. Not pictured, organizer Doug Dylla. Centennial Challenge and You! It's been over a year since the pandemic hit, and in that time Stewart Park has provided you with safe outdoor spaces to recreate, relax, and commune with nature — just as it has for the last 100 years. We know many of you are looking at how your stimulus money can be used locally for maximum impact in the community. We encourage you to consider giving back by making a gift to Stewart Park in this, its Centennial year.   Stewart Park has given you 100. We invite you to give 100 back to Stewart Park. Join your community in the Mayor Stewart Centennial Challenge. Together we'll keep Stewart Park beautiful for its next 100 years.   Give back today More Upcoming Events  Learn more Learn more More Park & Trail News  VIDEOS Centennial Series on YouTube Did you miss the last virtual presentation in our Centennial Series-  The Many Lives of Stewart Park: Past & Present? Want to share with someone else? This, The Birds of Stewart Park, and more for free on the FSP YouTube channel. CENTENNIAL EVENTS Updated Calendar Friends of Stewart Park is celebrating the park's Centennial all year long with a number of virtual and safe in-person events. We've recently made some updates and scaled back some events to ensure everyone's safety. Learn more on the Centennial Events Page of our website.  These events and exhibits are made possible in part by our Centennial Sponsors: Tompkins Trust Company; Hancock Estabrook, LLP; La Tourelle; Parkitects; and Taitem Engineering.  LAWN SIGNS   Let everyone know about the Mayor Stewart Centennial Challenge! You can do that in-person, on Facebook Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or in your front yard! If you live downtown or in another in a well-trafficked, lower MPH neighborhood, and would like to support the Centennial Challenge with a yard sign, let us know!  email or calling 607-319-4766. STEWARTPARK100 Use the hashtag to celebrate Stewart Park! 2021 is a special year. As you capture all your favorite moments, we invite you to share your love for Stewart Park and let everyone know about the centennial by tagging your social media pics with the hashtag #Stewartpark100!  Photo by Dimitri Ponirakis on Instagram @cortical2digital Friends of Stewart Park is a non-profit organization with a mission to enhance, revitalize and maintain Stewart Park and the Cayuga Waterfront Trail, in partnership with the City of Ithaca and park stakeholders, for the enjoyment of Ithaca residents and visitors to our community. Click here to make a gift.  Copyright © 2021 Friends of Stewart Park, All rights reserved.