Delaware
Fishing and more on the Delaware – Northeast Times
Riverfront North Partnership on wet Saturday afternoon hosted a Fish Fest on the Frankford Boat Launch, 5501 Tacony St., simply south of Dietz & Watson.
Occasion attendees had the chance to learn to fish, and there was a fishing recreation only for youngsters. The younger ones might additionally chalk the bottom earlier than the rain fell. Mural Arts Philadelphia and the Tacony LAB Neighborhood Artwork Heart labored with youngsters to color rubber fish, with the prints transferred onto a T-shirt for them to maintain.
The Frankford Backyard Membership bought crops. Rep. Joe Hohenstein was in attendance and had a desk. Julie Slavet, government director of Tookany-Tacony/Frankford Watershed Partnership, was available. There was a meals truck, together with representatives from the fifteenth Police District. Just lately retired Bridesburg Recreation Heart chief John McBride served as DJ. Different distributors included Turning Factors for Kids, Cabela’s and the Penn State Extension Grasp Watershed Steward program. ••