 The dike that prevents the Connecticut River from causing the kind of damage it once did can be seen on the way to Riverside Park.Included in the park are a high ropes challenge course, a playground, boat launch, and the Riverfront Recapture boathouse, home to numerous private clubs and the crew teams for numerous regional schools, including Watkinson School, East Hartford and Hartford public schools.After heavy rains or snow melt, parts of the park are underwater and it is then that the dike can be appreciated.