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06/18/2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: DEEP Boating Division and No Child Left Inside® Offer Family Boating Day on Saturday, June 21

(HARTFORD) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) No Child Left Inside® (NCLI) Families in the Parks Program and Boating Division will host a free “Family Boating Day” at Indian Well State Parkin Shelton from 12:00 to 4:00 PM on Saturday, June 21, 2025.

Families are invited to learn about all things boating. After some boating education on the upland, participants get fitted for a life jacket and take a canoe or kayak out to paddle on the river. Additional outdoor related activities offered by DEEP staff and myriad partner groups. 

Find a full listing of this year’s NCLI activities, events, and programs at https://portal.ct.gov/ncli.

WHO: DEEP representatives from the Divisions of State Parks & Public Outreach and Boating

WHAT: Free Family Boating Day sponsored by DEEP

WHEN: Saturday, June 21, 2025, at 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.

WHERE: Indian Well State Park, 1 Indian Well Road, Shelton, CT

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