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City of Water Day on the Hoboken Waterfront: Saturday, July 12, 2025

City of Water Day is a region-wide day of free, family-friendly events on or near the water sponsored by the Waterfront Alliance and NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program. Now in its 18th year, this event serves to champion a climate-resilient New York and New Jersey Harbor. In Hoboken, the Fund for a Better Waterfront, Resilience Adventures, the Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse, Ke Aloha Outriggers and the Hudson River Fishermen’s Association will provide a full day of activities, most located at Maxwell Place Park near 11th Street in Hoboken.

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Support sustainable shipping – Order your Boat Box today for the July 2025 sail freight delivery at Hoboken’s Shipyard Marina

The Schooner Apollonia, a restored 1946 merchant sailing vessel utilizing winds and the tides, ensures zero-emission deliveries of a variety of shelf-stable goods. Since its maiden voyage in May of 2020, the Apollonia has kept a full manifest through 11 Hudson River round trips and more than a dozen stops between Troy and Brooklyn, in its steel-sided, 10-ton cargo hold.

Thanks to your past support, Hoboken is one of the ports for the Schooner Apollonia. Order your July Boat Box today to support Apollonia’s mission and receive a sampling of the goods sustainably shipped from the greater Hudson Valley area. The first Boat Boxes will be delivered in June.

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