WATCH: 112 Boats Launch Into Schuylkill As 'Sojourn' Continues

The Schuylkill River Sojourn, a seven day kayaking and canoe adventure on the river, launched this week as 112 boats launched into the water.

The video below captures the boats as they move en route from Mont Clare.

This nationally acclaimed guided tour that begins in Schuylkill Haven and ends seven days later in center city Philadelphia:

Participants paddle 14-18 miles per day and can register for the entire trip or as little as one day.

Sometimes it is wet and wild. At other times it is peaceful and inspiring.

There are a few rapids, calm water, plenty of laughs, songs at the campsites, and celebrations in the river towns. There is a little bit of everything for paddlers throughout the week-long sojourn that begins the first weekend of June. And though the same route is paddled every year, a different river greets us every June.

The Schuylkill River Sojourn has just won a national Public Outreach Project Award from the American Society for Environmental History.

This year's theme will be the Centennial of the National Park Service.

Travelers receive three meals a day in addition to provided camping arrangements and neccessary gear.

The sojourn began June 4 and will continue through June 10. The program is in its 18th year running.

Image and video courtesy of Schuylkill River Heritage Area.