Happy New Year! We begin the Old Boat Column for 2020 with one of the beautiful steamboats operated by the famous Diamond Jo Line, the steamer Quincy. Built at Dubuque,… Read More
Dubuque
This week, the Old Boat Column presents a recently-acquired image of the steamboat Dubuque. This large sternwheeler was originally known as the packet Pittsburgh. Built in 1879 by… Read More
On July 1, IEI Barge Services Inc. announced it was changing its name to Logistics Park Dubuque Inc. (LPD). The company’s address also changed to 5121 Barge Terminal Road… Read More
The City of Dubuque, Iowa, announced December 20 that it had signed an agreement with the Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division for assistance in the preparation of a… Read More
The Rock Island District’s two new hydrographic survey boats are at work on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. They were commissioned at District headquarters the week of June 4. Dubbed… Read More
A tow of hopper barges loaded with corn and soybeans broke apart and bumped up against Lock and Dam 11 in Dubuque, Iowa, temporarily shutting the lock but causing… Read More
The USS LST 325, a restored World War II landing ship docked in Evansville, Ind., will make its way to Iowa and Illinois for public tours this… Read More
