Capt. Michael Hanlin of East Moline, Ill., died on October 12 at his home. Hanlin was 83. Born 1942 in Keokuk, Iowa, Hanlin served in Vietnam as an F-4 Phantom… Read More
Living Lands & Waters
In this special edition of the “Inland Marine Insight Podcast,” presented by HealthWorks Medical, we’re live from the Inland Marine Expo 2025 with Chad Pregracke and Rachel Loomis of Living… Read More
Looking out over the Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul, Minn., it’s hard to miss the trademark No. 2 pencil and ruler spuds and custom steel rebar railings… Read More
Chad Pregracke has encountered a lot of garbage in his time. The founder of Living Lands and Waters (LL&W) and his team have worked tirelessly to rid the Mississippi and… Read More
The sight along the Pittsburgh riverfront in August was anything but pretty. In just two-and-a-half days, Living Lands & Waters (LL&W) removed an estimated 52 vehicles from the Monongahela and… Read More
Cargill, ADM/ARTCO, the Eckstein Charitable Trust, Ingram Barge Company, American Commercial Barge Line and Marquette Transportation all know where their future—and the future of waterways commerce—lies. That’s why they… Read More
Living Lands & Waters’ new educational barge has a history that goes back nearly a century. The classroom, dubbed the Mississippi River Institute, is the shell of a… Read More
On June 8, CGB Marine hosted the Jim Pritchard Memorial Golf Outing at Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo, Ill. The golf outing has long been a tradition… Read More
Living Lands & Waters expects to carry out its mission as a non-profit river cleanup organization more reliably with American River Transportation Company’s (ARTCO) recent donation of a 750… Read More
The Port of Paducah Propeller Club’s annual Maritime Day Ceremony and Merchant Mariner Memorial on May 21 honored Chad Pregracke as maritime person of the year and Tim Cahill… Read More


