Starting June 18, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation will lead 12 members of Future Farmers of America on a once-in-a-lifetime Susquehanna Expedition.

The high school students will be on the river for 30 days traveling the 444 miles from Cooperstown, New York to Annapolis, Maryland.

The trip is designed to connect local communities with their creeks while providing a variety of learning and leadership opportunities to the participating students.

On the special Susquehanna Expedition website find out more about the “crew,” the schedule, planned events along the way you can participate in and sign up for free email updates on the progress of the Expedition. You can also view online journals kept by the students.

Special riverside community events are planned for stops July 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Shikellamy State Park Marina and on July 7 on Harrisburg’s City Island.

Future Farmers of America – PA, L.L.Bean, the National Geographic Society, Verizon, JDTECK Ltd. and NOAA are major sponsors and partners of the Expedition.

Come along and join the fun! It might even be educational!

6/2/2006