WATER TAXI OFFERING HALF-PRICE FARES EVENING OF AUG. 5

New London — For its “Five After Six” promotion, the Thames River Heritage Park Water Taxi is offering $5 round-trip rides on Sunday, Aug. 5, from 6 to 9:20 p.m., when the last boat leaves City Pier for Thames River Landing.

The fare is usually $10. Tickets for the promotion are only available on the boat.

Riders who show the taxi crew a restaurant receipt from a Sunday night dinner also will receive a $5 coupon for any ride Friday to Sunday through the remainder of the season.

“Although our ridership is up significantly as compared to last year, Sunday evenings are not as busy as we’d like to see,” Thames River Heritage Park Executive Director Amy Perry said in a news release. “Riders who combine this promotion with patronizing those restaurants and merchants who participate in our Ride & Save Program will have a terrific and inexpensive night out.”

The Ride & Save Program allows those with a water taxi ticket or season pass to get special

deals at 18 restaurants, shops, arts organizations or recreational activities in New London.

The water taxi stops at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London on the hour, City Pier in New London 20 minutes after the hour and Thames River Landing in the City of Groton 40 minutes after the hour.

After 7 p.m., the water taxi only runs between City Pier and Thames River Landing.