Aqua Ducks to meet Kayak Flotilla | Environment

ALBANY - On Tuesday, May 15, the Albany Aqua Ducks head out to Splashdown into the Hudson River to lead a flotilla that will be welcoming renowned British expeditionary Richard Harpham and adventurer/photographer Glen Charles.

The two kayakers are traveling 500 miles from Buffalo's historic Erie Canal Harbor to the Statue of Liberty, a journey that began on May 1 and ends on May 21. They are kayacking along the Erie Canal and through its 36 locks.

The two men arre carrying a container of water from the canal that they will pur into the Hudson River, symbolically linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.