Washington College

[ login ]
Offices and Resources

Apply | Make a Gift

News and Events

Waterfront Festival

Fall Family Weekend

September 24, 2011

The Center for Environment & Society teamed up with campus and community groups for the annual Waterfront Festival as part of Fall Family Weekend.

Gallery 1 | Gallery 2

Enlarge photos by Jamie Frees '12 or watch video by The Elm.




The Equestrian Team provided pony rides


The Archaeology Lab/Anthropology Club Boat, "Across the Universe"

The OIT boat, iFloat

The Student Environmental Alliance boat, Chessie

Seabiscuit

Hop to it

Habitat for Humanity: Building up Dreams

WAC Softball

Team 24



Dr. Schindler does a demonstration of flint knapping

The community could take kayaks out on the Chester

Scales and Tales brought some feathery friends




Building your own buoy

Women's Basketball Team bake sale

Women's Crew





Gus the Goose made an appearance

Archaeology Lab boat crossing the finish line first

The crowd

Chessie and Softball getting rescued




Capt. Jamie Frees '12 accepts the First Place and Best Engineered Boat awards for "Across the Universe" by the Archaeology Lab/Anthropology Club

Brian Palmer accepts the Second Place award for "I-Float" by OIT

Third Place went to captains JoAnn & James Wood with "Hop-To-It Again"

Tie for People's Choice went to "Building Up Dreams" by WC Habitat for Humanity (Capt. Dave Wharton and crew) and "Across the Universe"

Best Theme and Costume went to "Building Up Dreams"

"WC Women's Crew", Capt. Kelsie Jensen and crew, were awarded Most Team Spirit

Most Spectacular Sinking went to "Chessie" by the Student Environmental Alliance