Paddling Together logo with orange and yellow sunset over blue river

Celebrate our local waterways with a new summer enrichment program.

Paddling Together invites community members of all ages to engage in social, cultural, historical, and environmental programs celebrating Clinton’s Indian River, shoreline, and coastal waterways.

Connecticut State Library Division of Library Development
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Indian River Marina Logo

This project is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Connecticut State Library, and support from Indian River Marina and Kayak.

Now available!

  • Use your library card to borrow a pass for kayaking and paddle boarding at Indian River Marina in Clinton. Each pass is valid for a group of up to five guests to take out any available combination of single kayak, double kayak, fishing kayak, or paddle board from Indian River Marina for up to two hours. Participants will receive one-on-one water safety education at the marina before the activity. Visit the Reference Desk on the 2nd Floor to check out a pass.
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Kayaks on the Indian River
Paddleboards on the Indian River
Dry Bag

Celebrate and learn about our coastal waterways with these upcoming events:

Water Safety for Every Age

Mon. 6/3 @ 5:30 PM

Water Safety for Every Age

With Survival Expert Ben Rayner

Adults & Children Ages 8+

Registration Recommended

Osprey & Purple Martin Habitat & Stewardship

Tues. 6/25 @ 2:00 PM:

Osprey & Purple Martin Habitat & Stewardship

With Local Osprey & Purple Martin Stewards

Adults & Teens Ages 13+

Registration Required

Quinnetukut: Our Homeland, Our History - The Institute for American Indian Studies

Tues. 7/9 @ 5:30 PM

Quinnetukut: Our Homeland, Our History

With Schaghticoke Tribal Nation Storyteller Darlene Kascak of The Institute for American Indian Studies

Adults & Children Ages 8+

Registration Required

Clinton Shellfish Commission

Sat. 7/13, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Nature Walk & En Plein Air Painting

With Clinton Land Conservation Trust

All Ages

No Registration

Coastal Resiliency Task Force

Thurs. 8/22 @ 5:30 PM

Clamming In Clinton

Clinton Shellfish Commission

Adults & Teens Ages 13+

Registration coming soon!

Thurs. 9/5 @ 5:30 PM

Coastal Resiliency Task Force

Local Info & Updates from Clinton Town Planner Abby Piersall

Adults & Teens Ages 13+

Registration coming soon!

Diamondback Terrapin Turtles with Meigs Point Nature Center

Thurs. 9/26 @ 11:00 AM

Diamondback Terrapin Turtles

Live Animal Event with Meigs Point

Adults & Children Ages 5+

Registration coming soon!

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