They drove, with watercraft on top of their vehicles or in trucks or on trailers, from Bloomsburg to Danville earlier Tuesday.

“We have had people from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia on the trip,” Carothers said. A poll of participants showed 90 percent live more than 50 miles away, she said.

During the stop in Danville, Montour Area Recreation Commission Director Dave Decoteau spoke about improvements along Danville’s riverfront and the commission’s activities.

“We try to get fire companies, churches and local restaurants to provide meals for us,” Carothers said, adding the canoeists and kayakers pay for the food.

Other sponsors for the trip included Woolrich, PPL, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resource and the Montour-Columbia Visitors Bureau.

The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership is dedicated to developing and sustaining the Susquehanna Greenway. It tries to bring benefits to the region such as enhanced recreation, community revitalization, healthy living opportunities, economic prosperity, environmental stewardship and increased awareness of the river.

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