Rock the Docks at Kittanning Marina
Allegheny River Locks 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 Schedule of Operations for 2008
Lock 5, Lock 6, Lock 7, and Lock 8 Allegheny River will operate on the following schedule.
May 2 thru October 26 Fridays, Saturdays, 12:30 P.M. to 8:15 P.M. Sundays & Holidays
Mondays 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon
Locks 5 through 8 are closed Tuesday thru Thursday each week.
Lock 9 Allegheny River will operate from May 2, 2008 through October 26, 2008 on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays from 12:30 P.M. to 8:15 P.M. Lock 9 is closed Monday thru Friday each week.
At Locks 5 through 9, under unusual circumstances, appointment lockages will be authorized for groups of recreational boaters or individual boaters, if an emergency situation warrants.
Support S. 2776 The Clean Boating Act of 2008 (Restores a decades old exemption for recreational boats)
Recreational Boating Act 2008
In September, 2006, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a 35-year-old exemption for recreational boats from an EPA regulation intended to stop ballast water discharge from ocean-going freighters and tankers in U.S. waters.
Click here to send a letter to Congress
Kentucky Derby At Schenley Yacht Club
April 5 Season Kick-Off Sale
River Story in Pittsburgh Quarterly
Thanks to John Beale and his fabulous pictures of life along the Allegheny River which were recently published in Pittsburgh Quarterly. What great pictures to look at during these cold winter months. View the pictures on-line (hard copy available at several places including Giant Eagle):
http://www.pittsburghquarterly.com:80/pages/winter2008/large.html
