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Without our generous sponsors we would not be able to keep our ticket prices low, promote and maintain the water taxis, as well as do the work of growing the Park experience. If you’re a business owner please join a growing list of sponsors who are supporting the park.

When you sponsor the park your company logo will have broad exposure and will appear in a variety of places such as on 10,000 Map & Guides, 10,000 Rack Cards, our Web Site (more than 5,000 visitors in 2017), Social Media and prominently on the water taxi throughout season. For more information contact us.

It’s been running before each film at the Garde Arts Center Winter Film Festival to rave reviews! (We know it’s just a commercial but we’re proud of it).

 

We have come closer than we’ve ever been to getting a dock installed at the Submarine Force Museum and USS Nautilus.Through its bonding authority the CT Port Authority has approved our grant application for $750,000 for the design, construction and installation of the dock. Introducing this new stop on the water taxi route will be an exciting new venture. More than a year in the making, this could not have been accomplished without the expertise and collaboration of the Town of Groton, City of Groton, the Navy and the leadership at the Subase and The Submarine Force Museum. Thanks to all who helped steer this to success.The final sign off on the bond requires the approval of the state budget. (See The Day editorial)

Sponsoring the Park provides the unique opportunity to support both the New London and Groton communities, to build your brand awareness, and demonstrate your organization’s appreciation of our national, cultural, and historic heritage sites.

It also helps us:
Keep the water taxis fully operational throughout the season – which is close to $100K year.
Increase the Park’s visibility with additional signage.
Create programming and collaborative experiential activities with historic partner sites.

For information about 2018 sponsorship contact Amy Perry.

Our 2017 Sponsors

Yale New Haven Health Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
Groton Utilities
The Day
Crocker’s Boatyard
98.7 WNLC
The Resident
Atlantic Broadband
Foxwoods Resort Casino
The City of Groton
Town of Groton
The City of New London
Shoreline East
CT State Parks (DEEP)

With a second boat in operation, the Park hosted several events on the River this year. We started the season with “Four Centuries in 90 Minutes” tour given by Deborah Donovan, past President of the New London Historical Society.

The Avery-Copp House hosted two sold out tours entitled “Whalers & Traitors & Pirates & More” with talks given by Museum Director Leslie Evans and Groton Town Historian Jim Streeter. The SECT Cultural Coalition developed an evening “Thursdays on the Thames” series featuring local renowned experts giving talks on the water taxi with a specialty beverage on each tour. Topics ranged from Defense to Industry to Eugene O’Neill.

The Hempsted Houses took children and parents on an August morning ride up the Thames as part of their one-week day camp. And, Mitchell College introduced new students to the area in September by making a TRHP water taxi ride an orientation activity complete with a stop at Paul’s Pasta.

Our Water Taxis are great for company outings, family events, educational or edu-tainment events, lectures, sunset cruises and more. For more information about chartering our boats contact us at [email protected] .