A small island in the Schuylkill River that can be seen when strolling along the path behind the Fairmount Water Works has been adopted by a local woman and now has an official name: Isle of Jean, writes Nick Jaramillo for Billy Penn at WHYY.
The island, which can be approached on a small boardwalk, became a sieve for objects floating downriver due to its location.
“The amount of trash in the canal one year was so bad, you could practically walk across it to get to the island,” said Jean Knight, the island’s namesake…