Thames River Heritage Park Seeks New Boat Operator

Thames River Heritage Park Foundation is accepting proposals for a boat operator to manage the boats for the Park’s Hop-on Hop-off Harbor Cruise / Water Taxi service, history-themed tours and charters for the 2025 season. The boat operation was previously managed by Scott Arsenault of Vixen Ledge Marine, who retired at the end of the 2024 contract.

“We are grateful for Scott’s service to the Park during the last 6 years and look forward to working with a new operator that will continue the professional, customer-friendly service for our Hop-on Hop-off Harbor Cruises / Water Taxi, history-themed boat tours and specialty cruises for which Thames River Heritage Park is known,” stated the Foundation’s executive director, Catherine Foley.

To review the Request for Proposal (RFP), visit https://www.thamesriverheritagepark.org/trhpf-boat-operator-rfp/. Proposals are due by February 3, 2025 via https://thamesriverheritagepark.org/boat-operator.

Thames River Heritage Park Foundation promotes, supports and sustains Thames River Heritage Park making the heritage and culture of the Thames River region vivid and relevant to all by connecting people, communities, institutions, sites and stories to the historic waterfront and natural landscape of the Thames River estuary via hop-on hop-off Harbor cruises / water taxi service and history-themed boat tours and collaborative programs, such as, Stories from the Park Lecture Series, TRHP Docent Academy and Discover the Thames campaign. For more information about the Foundation’s programs and services go to https://www.thamesriverheritagepark.org or contact Catherine Foley at cfoley@thamesriverheritagepark.org.