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  • 9th Annual Gowanus Dawn Reading

    Our 9th annual Gowanus Dawn Reading!
    We’ll proclaim poetry from Brad Vogel’s book “Find Me In the Feral Pockets” in canoes on the Gowanus Canal!

  • A cormorant in the water with text "A Persistence of Cormorants, Poetry by the Gowanus" in the water below it.

    A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading

    A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    A Persistence of Cormorants is a summer-long poetry reading series on our shoreline featuring accomplished and exceptional poets from the New York area, many of who live in Brooklyn. On each of the scheduled Sundays, from 1:30 to 3:30, up to four featured poets will read for 10 to 15 minutes each. Gerry reads poetry at […]

  • October Monthly Meeting

    Monthly Meeting
    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Socialize with the Dredgers at our BOATHOUSE (165 2nd St.) to discuss the latest updates on Gowanus and get involved.  We continue to plan new and fun events on our shoreline and waterway.

  • Paddle-In Movies : Creature Feature Weekend!

    Paddle-In Movies : Creature Feature Weekend!
    Gowanus Dredgers Bunker (19th St.) 2 19th St., Brooklyn, NY

    Join The Gowanus Dredgers for a weekend of Creature Feature paddle-in movies! We're screening our seasonal favorite, Creature from the Black Lagoon, as well as a new-to-us film, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. Tickets will be available soon, register for each screening separately. 

  • Paddle-In Movies : Creature Feature Weekend!

    Paddle-In Movies : Creature Feature Weekend!
    Gowanus Dredgers Bunker (19th St.) 2 19th St., Brooklyn, NY

    Join The Gowanus Dredgers for a weekend of Creature Feature paddle-in movies! We're screening our seasonal favorite, Creature from the Black Lagoon, as well as a new-to-us film, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. Tickets will be available soon, register for each screening separately. 

  • UPDATE: Spooky Shenanigans on the Gowanus Canal – Halloween Parade

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    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Shenanigans will be on-shore tonight as a result of yesterday's storm. Hello Intrepid Gowanus Paddler, We have a different kind of "Boo!" for this Halloween afternoon. Unfortunately, yesterday's massive rainstorm […]

  • Bunker Work Day

    Gowanus Dredgers Bunker (19th St.) 2 19th St., Brooklyn, NY

    Help us clean up and close out the 2025 on-water season at the Bunker! We'll be tidying up the space, repainting some details, cleaning and repairing gear, linseeding the dock, […]

  • The Boathouse Jam: Winter Edition

    Boathouse Jam – Winter Edition
    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Keep jamming throughout the winter at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse. Bring your acoustic instrument, bring your jam busters, and be ready to expand your jam comfort zone!

  • Brooklyn Folk Festival: Banjo Toss Competition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Each year, as part of the Brooklyn Folk Festival , contestants gather on the banks of the fetid Gowanus Canal to see who can throw a banjo the farthest in the - BANJO TOSS: BANJO THROWING COMPETITION! The special "throwing banjo", attached to a rope is tossed into the canal, a federally designate Super Fund site. The marked rope pays out, showing how far the banjo has been tossed. It is then hauled back in for the next throw.