Maybe it’s just the fisherman in him, ever hopeful that the next tug on the line will bring a record fish to the surface. But Frank Healy hasn’t given up on the prospect of launching his pedal kayak in the waters of the Pepacton Reservoir here once again.
It’s been six years since the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) banned the use of drive-powered kayaks on the upstate reservoirs that provide drinking water for the largest city on the East Coast.
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