Getting on board RiverQuest EXPLORER has never been easier than this fall, when RiverQuest partners with Carnegie Science Center to make weekend RQ tour tickets available for purchase at the CSC ticketing counter in the main lobby.

Each weekend, RiverQuest will offer several 1-hour Saturday and Sunday voyages. Get on board for $10 a person!

EXPLORER Sails!

Get onboard the world's first green boat built expressly for education. A 60-minute sail explores our amazing river ecosystem and how green engineering works to preserve our precious natural resources.  Labor Day Weekend Special: To kick off our partnership, the first cruise of the day during the Friday-through-Monday Labor Day weekend is free - first come first served (tickets required).

Schedule your classes onboard EXPLORER this fall for $15-$30 per student, depending upon the program you choose!  All programs have a 30-student minimum.

EXPLORER sails for a new program for grades 6-12.  Environment, Energy & Economy (E3), sponsored by Bayer. E3 incorporates three interactive onboard stations on environment and economy, alternative energy & conservation technology, and human impacts on the natural environment. Runs through 2011.

Last time we asked: What are those ornaments on the pillars at the ends of the 16th Street Bridge?

The Answer: Bronze armillary spheres!  Unless you know what that means, you'll probably want to click here for more information.

This month's Question: Explorer may be a newfangled modern and green vessel, but we still use traditional terms onboard like bow, stern, port, starboard, and of course, the all important "head."

What's the origin of the terms that refer to these different areas on a boat?

The answer next time!