we have more from verplank, new york. >> reporter: in september of 1609, henry hudson sailed his "halfon" past the glacial cliffs of the palisades. part of what you're doing is teaching kids the adventure of the hudson river. >> absolutely. you know, a lot of these students live within half a mile of the river but have never been out on it. >> reporter: in 2013, chip reynolds captains a replica of the "half moon" as a teaching ves sel for middle school kids. each year in mid-september he makes a voyage from lower manhattan to albany. it's the exact route henry hudson took along an unexplored waterway that would eventually bear his name. hudson was an adventurer but he was also a business man with the dutch east india company. >> we had to document everything precisely for trading purposes. for example, making the happens, you can take the maps he made from 1609 and lay them against maps today and they're almost precisely the same. >> like hudson's crew, reynolds' kids say about is -- stay busy. reynolds says he not only tries to recreate the tasks of the original voyage, but also its w

now every september a full-scale replica of his ship. >> in september of 1609 henry hudson sailed hison. he later predicted the land would be profitable for those who would adventure it. >> so part of what you're doing is teaching kids the adventure of the hudson river. >> absolutely. a lot of these students live within a half mile from the river but have never been on it. >> chip reynolds made a replica of the half moonvesle as a teaching mechanism and each september reynolds makes a voice from lower manhattan to albany. it's the exact route henry hudson took along an unexplored waterway that would eventually bear his name. now, hudson was an adventurer, but he was also a businessman with the dutch east company. >> he had to document everything. for example, making maps, you can take the maps he made from 1609 and lay them against maps today and they're almost precisely the same. >> the kids stay busy monitoring the wind's temperature and wind speeds and diligently recording its depths. reynolds says he not only tries to recreate the tasks of the original voyage but also its wonder.

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