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Old Boat Column: Margaret Dawson And Henry C. Ogram

Old Boat Column

Old Boat Column: Margaret Dawson And Henry C. Ogram

October 24, 2025

This column has previously detailed vessels built by Petersen & Haecker Ltd., Blair, Neb., a shipyard that was established in the late 1930s on the right bank of the… Read More

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Towboat Trivia

June 6, 2025

While attending and participating in the very enjoyable 2025 IMX in Nashville, I was talking with Zac Metcalf, the associate publisher of The Waterways Journal. We were standing outside the… Read More

A Very Different Type Of Towboat The new Minneapolis Husky on the cover of the May 17, 1941, issue of The Waterways Journal. (From the author’s collection)

The new Minneapolis Husky on the cover of the May 17, 1941, issue of The Waterways Journal. (From the author’s collection)

A Very Different Type Of Towboat

May 30, 2025

Innovation has always been prevalent in the river industry. Some ideas have been highly successful and widely accepted while others did not pan out. In the May 17, 1941,… Read More