A Shorewalker Lillian Hansen bequeathed $10,000 to Shorewalkers. Shorewalkers was fortunate to have Lillian as a member. She died in May 2015 at the age of 98. Lillian Hansen, professionally in the publishing world, great supporter of the Red Cross, lived in Manhattan. She loved to walk and to travel ...
Cy Adler, President of Shorewalkers, receiving Proclamation from Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. Sid King, event coordinator, is at left. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer presented Shorewalker President Cy Adler with a beautiful proclamation to commemorate the GREAT SAUNTER AROUND MANHATTAN’S RIM, the 32nd circumambulation of New York Island by ...
For over 10 years Liz and Jack have been involved in Shorewalkers leading walks for much of that time. They started walking with various leaders and began thinking of walks they thought would be interesting and fun. This led to their “End of the Line,” “End to End,” and “Queens/Brooklyn Greenway” series. ...
We were in a small group—just seven of us on a perfect fall day. The sun lit up the red, orange, and yellow leafed trees mixed with those still green. We were able to get to all three lakes and parks. Starting with some Forest Hills history, we were ...
A brief history of the Shorewalkers by Cy Adler Since 1982, Shorewalkers has been a leading advocate of environmental and other quality-of-life projects in the New York City Metropolitan Region, emphasizing the opening to the public of waterfront property. Shorewalkers’ first hike took place Sunday, December 12, 1982 along the ...
Early on a chilly Saturday morning that would turn blisteringly hot, we set forth, we brave few, on a trek that would challenge us like nothing before, that would test our mettle like our mettle had never been tested and help us find out what mettle actually was and why ...
About five years ago, invited by a friend, Gerry very much enjoyed a group walk through lower Manhattan. Pleased by the walk and the sights, Gerry quickly became an avid walker. He looked into the many walking groups, tried a few, and found Shorewalkers particularly appealing. Shorewalkers features a wide ...
Ellen Juro is a longtime Shorewalker. Ellen joined Shorewalkers in the early 1980’s, first enjoying the club’s walks, later becoming a walk leader as well as one of the Shorewalkers Directors. In reminiscing, Ellen recalls when Shorewalkers’ Great Saunter was just starting out, initially with fewer than 100 participants: not ...
An interview with Tom Bergen reveals an energetic New Yorker, fascinated with the city, a walker who enjoys wearing many hats. Perhaps best known to Shorewalkers as a Shorewalker leader, many who have been on Tom’s walks have shared his fun exploring little known parts of the city and his ...
Pete was a great shorewalker and a friend. He told me about his long mileage walking experience as a teenager. We started walking, talking, and writing to each other in the 1960’s. We walked the Hudson together. When he joined the Shorewalkers as a Life Member he donated over $500. ...
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