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Women’s History Month~ The Women Who Shaped the Wissahickon with Kris Soffa & Patty Davis

Philadelphia Canoe Club, 4900 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19127

Meet at Meet at parking lot in front of the Philadelphia Canoe Club (4900 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19127). Trailblazing women have played a vital role in the Wissahickon Valley for many centuries. Join one of Philly’s 2020 Women’s History Month honorees, Kris Soffa, to celebrate the legendary Wild Woman of the Wilderness, a Revolutionary spy, and environmental advocates whose efforts have resulted in this wilderness park, the crown jewel of the Philly Parks System. We will walk on the paved path from the mouth of the Wissahickon Creek to the Henry Ave Bridge and back. No dogs please other