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'Adventure Of A Lifetime' Brings Hope Along With Unexpected Perils Erich Mische stands on the deck of his S.S. Hail Mary on October 7 in Hickman, Ky. He is traveling by pontoon boat down the Mississippi River to raise awareness for Spare Key, the non-profit he heads that provides help for bills after serious injuries and critical illnesses. (photo courtesy of Hope On The River)

Erich Mische stands on the deck of his S.S. Hail Mary on October 7 in Hickman, Ky. He is traveling by pontoon boat down the Mississippi River to raise awareness for Spare Key, the non-profit he heads that provides help for bills after serious injuries and critical illnesses. (photo courtesy of Hope On The River)

‘Adventure Of A Lifetime’ Brings Hope Along With Unexpected Perils

October 9, 2020

Erich Mische chuckles a little when you ask him how his pontoon boat trip down the Mississippi River is going. “It has been the adventure of a lifetime, not always… Read More

40 Under 40 Awards: Roger Wilson Jr. And Daniel Wolf Roger L. Wilson Jr. and Daniel Wolf.

40 Under 40 Awards: Roger Wilson Jr. And Daniel Wolf

September 25, 2020

For the third year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders will be honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding… Read More

Maritime Nonprofits Partner To Bring WWII Ship To Ohio River P-520, a World War II Crash Rescue Boat, is headed to the Ohio River. The boat is aboard the mv. St. Georg, a yacht carrier, for trans-shipment through the Panama Canal. (Photo courtesy of Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation)

P-520, a World War II Crash Rescue Boat, is headed to the Ohio River. The boat is aboard the mv. St. Georg, a yacht carrier, for trans-shipment through the Panama Canal. (Photo courtesy of Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation)

Maritime Nonprofits Partner To Bring WWII Ship To Ohio River

September 21, 2020

America’s last PT boat, PTF-26, won’t be operating on the Ohio River this fall, but a partnership between the Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation Ltd., which owns it, and a nonprofit… Read More

Coronavirus Can’t Stop Living Lands & Waters' Cleanup Mission Leah Cafarelli, program director for Living Land and Waters, helps clean up the engineroom of the River Cleanup II. (Photo courtesy of Living Lands and Waters)

Leah Cafarelli, program director for Living Land and Waters, helps clean up the engineroom of the River Cleanup II. (Photo courtesy of Living Lands and Waters)

Coronavirus Can’t Stop Living Lands & Waters’ Cleanup Mission

September 21, 2020

The coronavirus has thrown some speed bumps into the river cleanup mission of Living Lands & Waters but has not been able to stop it. This year, LLW began its… Read More

Four Generations Of Burnetts Have Worked On The Rivers Ancel Burnett in the pilothouse of the Dan C. (Photo courtesy of Bill Burnett)

Four Generations Of Burnetts Have Worked On The Rivers

September 21, 2020

By Bill Burnett Little did my grandfather, Ancel Burnett, know when he climbed aboard the big Federal Barge Line Str. Illinois at Boonville, Mo., that four generations of his family… Read More

Cook’s Corner: How To Peel And Eat Your Fall Squashes Squash and vegetable stuffing.

Cook’s Corner: How To Peel And Eat Your Fall Squashes

September 20, 2020

Did you ever try to peel a butternut squash or an acorn squash? Well, they have a tough outer shell. But with a few easy steps you can quickly chop… Read More

Seamen’s Church Institute Continues Outreach To Mariners With Resilience Crews

September 19, 2020

Working on a towing vessel or elsewhere in the maritime industry—or having a loved one who does—has never been easy. Oftentimes, mariners spend two, three or four weeks away from… Read More

‘Bowtie Bill’ Barr Makes Sure Crews Operate Safely Bill Barr has been working in the river industry since his college days.

‘Bowtie Bill’ Barr Makes Sure Crews Operate Safely

September 18, 2020

During two unusual back-to-back, 15-hour days crammed with meetings with crew members of his company’s vessels, Bill Barr paused long enough to talk about his lifelong career on the river. Read More

40 Under 40 Awards: Terrebonne, Wibralski Travis Terrebonne and Dan Wibralski

40 Under 40 Awards: Terrebonne, Wibralski

September 11, 2020

40 Under 40 Awards: Terrebonne, Wibralski For the third year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders will be honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award,… Read More

With Coast Guard’s Help, Navy Vet’s Ashes Buried At Sea Fulfilling Bud Castillo’s wishes, a Coast Guard crew buries his ashes at sea.

With Coast Guard’s Help, Navy Vet’s Ashes Buried At Sea

September 8, 2020

The final wish of U.S. Navy veteran Ralph Guy Andrew “Bud” Castillo Sr. was that he be cremated and his ashes buried at sea. During the coronavirus pandemic, that could… Read More