James River Sojourners

Top: Approximately 60 boats and paddlers arrived at Robious Landing Park on June 21 for the fourth annual weeklong James River Sojourn sponsored by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. The event focused on the need for increased funding to reduce non-point source pollution in the James River and the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Bottom: Safety official Allen Quant helps Michele Monti to the boat landing at Robious Landing Park. Michele carried the Founding River Flag that will travel through the course. (Photos by Page Dowdy)