Ribault River Tour: Celebrating Florida Climate Week 2025

Celebrate Florida Climate Week with a river cruise on the Ribault River. This sunset boat tour will be the perfect way to show Northside Pride with a friend! Learn about the wildlife along the Ribault River and the fishing community that has lived along these shores for decades.

Your hosts will help you discover a newfound appreciation for Jacksonville's Northside and nature. This boat tour is where conservation meets culture. Explore the St. Johns watershed with Northside Pride, St. Johns Riverkeeper, and Jacksonville University.

ARRIVE AT 11:30 AM.

THE BOAT WILL LOAD AT 11:45 AM AND LEAVE PROMPTLY AT 12 AM. These tours rely on the tide, and a timely departure will ensure our success on the waterways.

The Bert Maxwell Boat Ramp is located in north Jacksonville, just west of the northern end of the Trout River Bridge. It is on land purchased from a member of the well-known Broward family.

The facility opened in September 1961 and was named for Albert Maxwell (1910-1961), the Superintendent of Duval County’s parks and playgrounds who died earlier that year. In prior years, Mr. Maxwell had played professional baseball for the Jacksonville Tars, a team first established in 1926.

In April 2004 an improvement project added a second boat ramp, floating docks, new restrooms, light poles, landscaping and more. A popular facility, the boat ramp provides the best direct access to the lower Trout River. In 2006, as part of the I-95 roadway expansion, the fishing pier was re-built at no cost to the City of Jacksonville, the pier is now open for public use. Additional features: Some shoaling near ramp; vertical clearance limitations down river.

Host or Publisher Dana Maule, mother of guest of honor