Despite the wet weather, the Head of the Charles goes on, with more than 11,000 rowers from around the world competing! Magazine Beach is a great place to watch the single and double sculls launch. Give a special shout out to Magazine Beach’s own Riverside Boat Club rowers— sporting blue and white striped jerseys—and to the Ukrainian team, in blue and yellow! Races start at 7:45am and last until about 4:30pm.
Mass Audubon’s nature center WILL BE OPEN for drop-in activities (and shelter and bathrooms), 12noon-5pm.
This weekend at the Powder Magazine:
Nature Journaling with Clare Walker Lesley
10/21 from 1-3pm
Bachata By the River (dance, sponsored by Magazine Beach Partners)
10/22 from 5-7pm
There will be no parking at the park this weekend.
The fall colors are out and the fences along the shoreline are now down. Come take a walk at the park!
Update: Riverside Boat Club Winnings as per RBC’s Libby Lichter and Owen Huxley:
RBC entered 57 boats and current or former RBC members competed in another 14 composite or other crews.
Stripes won gold in five events:
Senior Veteran I 1x (Catherine Widgery)
Grand Master 1x (Tricia Carney)
Masters 2x (Tina Vandersteel and Alexis Belakovskiy)
Men’s Club 8+
Women’s Club 8+
We also had Stripes win in the men’s and women’s Alumni 4+ events, as well as the men’s lightweight 1x, racing as different clubs.
Stripes won silver in two events:
Masters 1x (Lauren Ayers)
Masters 2x (Sean Wolf and Pete Morelli)
And we had a Stripe cox the Ukrainian National Team’s women’s 4+ to a silver as well.
Stripes won bronze in one event:
Director’s Challenge Mixed 8+
Way to go, Riverside!
Magazine Beach 
The park looks great! I’m especially fond of the grass path leading from the Powder House plaza. The grass certainly seems healthy! ::SMILING::