Last week Ms. Kang, Mr. Robinson, and I were working on planning our expedition for the coming school year. On Thursday we went down to the Connecticut River in Holyoke and in Springfield to do our own fieldwork.
In Holyoke we stopped just below the fish ladder. Unfortunately, we weren't able to see fish swimming in the ladder because it's only open in the spring. The section of the river in Holyoke looked like a nice place for fishing.
The section of the river in Springfield is much wider. There is a nice bicycle path along the Springfield section. However, the sitting area in the Springfield section is right across from the wastewater treatment plant--not such a nice view.
This week I'm up in Vermont checking out the northern reaches of the CT River.
You can go to Flickr to see more photos of the CT River in Holyoke and Springfield.
1 comment:
Nice pictures!! That was a fun day exploring the two cities! After the conversations we had and some of the things we observed, I began to wonder to what extent the Connecticut River played a role in the development of Springfield. I wonder if there are old any docks or riverfront warehouses in Springfield where boats would have stopped or where shipped goods would have been off-loaded. I wonder how most people got to Springfield and from where goods were transported. Did they come from Boston which was an important port city or did they come from Connecticut? Just some questions to consider.
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