Pictured is the Spark, a Scottish St. Ayles skiff that was donated to the Superior Watershed Partnership and Land Conservancy by a group of community boatbuilders led by Mike Potts. The boat was dedicated to citizen scientists, community boatbuilders and Dr. David Suzuki, a noted Canadian environmental scientist, author and climate activist, during a special boat dedication ceremony held by the SWP before the SWP’s 20th anniversary celebration on Thursday. Suzuki, who was the keynote speaker at the event, is “one of our environmental heroes,” SWP Executive Director Carl Lindquist said, noting, “We just thought it was fitting to dedicate it to him in the name of science and environmental protection.” (Journal photo by Cecilia Brown)

This creature decorates the Spark, a Scottish St. Ayles skiff that was donated to the Superior Watershed Partnership and Land Conservancy by a group of community boatbuilders led by Mike Potts. (Journal photo by Cecilia Brown)