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Posts Tagged ‘bloom brew’

West Newton River Cleanup

By Colleen O'Neil | July 18, 2023 | 0

Meet us at the West Newton Boat Ramp between 9am – 9:30 am. We will shuttle to Cedar Creek, then paddle and clean back downstream to West Newton, likely finishing…

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Curious how to say the name of the river? It's pronounced "yawk-a-gainey" or simply the "yawk." "Youghiogheny" is a Lenape word that means "water following in a contrary direction."

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