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Waking up a river's life

Efforts stirring to revive a Merrimack boathouse and put Lowell back on the water

By Joyce Pellino Crane
Globe Correspondent / August 31, 2006

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From the edge of the Rourke Bridge in Lowell, the Merrimack River is just a body of water separating two sections of the city. But from the ramshackle boathouse a stone's throw away, it could become a ticket to a nautical adventure. (Full article: 1015 words)

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