BRIDGTON – Bridie McGreavy, environmental educator for the Lakes Environmental Association, worked with fifth- and sixth-graders in Waterford, Sebago, Bridgton, Harrison and other area schools during the winter on various aspects of the lakes environment, including several kinds of water testing.

Then, for four consecutive days in early June, different classes were bussed to the causeway in Naples where they boarded the Songo River Queen for an educational cruise along the shores of Long Lake. Along the way, McGreavy and LEA director, Peter Lowell, asked questions about the material they have been learning and kids were awarded prizes for correct answers.

They also experimented with different kinds of water testing. The cruises get their name, “Hey, You!” from the one aspect of the cruise in which LEA volunteers on shore act out blatant violations of environmental laws while everyone on board yells out, “Hey, you!” to get them to stop the practice of littering, cutting down trees, etc.