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How John Norton sails The Point and the three rivers… and survives

July 15, 2013 Catherine 2 Comments

John Norton came to Pittsburgh from Australia in the early ‘80s, but it wasn’t until he moved Downtown in 2005 that he seriously began considering sailing the three rivers. As he explained at a lunchtime talk on June 28 at Bruno Works, being immersed in downtown life and exploring the river trails made him wonder why he couldn’t have a sailboat. After all, there were already kayaks on the rivers. Why couldn’t the experienced sailor have a sailboat docked nearby, ready to be set out on whenever the conditions best suited him? Few had seriously considered sailing the waters by… Read the rest

Filed Under: Interesting 'Burghers, Outdoors Tagged With: John Norton, pittsburgh, sail, the-point, Three Rivers

Links Worth a Look – April 15th

April 15, 2010 Lindsay 2 Comments

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: Pittsburgh Parks CEO to Attend White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors – Meg Cheever, CEO of the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has been invited to attend the White House Conference on America's Great Outdoors. From the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy email "The conference focuses on conservation and connecting people to the nature. Cheever and the Parks Conservancy are improving quality of life for the people of Pittsburgh in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh." Penn Brewery reopens with a new Pale Ale to benefit The Point – Local beer lovers rejoice!… Read the rest

Filed Under: Links Worth A Look Tagged With: beer, cell-phones, conference-on-Americas-great-outdoors, Earth Day, earthday, friends-of-the-fountain, meg-cheever, pale-ale, Penn Brewery, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, point-state-park, popcity, recycling, riverlife, the-point, white-house

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