Reggie McLeod, editor and publisher of Big River Magazine, was honored recently with the National Achievement Award, the highest honor presented by the National Rivers Hall of Fame. McLeod received… Read More
National Rivers Hall of Fame
The summer of 2003 marked the grand opening of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa. With strong political and private backing (including from members of the… Read More
Dan Mecklenborg of Ingram Barge Company and Tim Parker of Parker Towing were honored with the Achievement Awards from The National Rivers Hall of Fame last month in Paducah, Ky. Read More
Peter Stephaich, chairman and CEO of Blue Danube Inc. and Campbell Transportation Company, and Joe Pyne, former CEO of Kirby Corporation, will each receive the National Rivers Hall of Fame… Read More
Wednesday, April 22, marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The American Waterways Operators (AWO) partnered with RiverWorks Discovery, an outreach program of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium and the National Rivers Hall of… Read More
One of the highlights of the 16th Annual Waterways Symposium held in Pittsburgh was a National Rivers Hall of Fame Achievement Award given to Waterways Council Inc. vice president Deb … Read More
Active on a daily basis until nearly the day he died, river icon Charlie Jones, 101, set a high bar for those to follow in his footsteps. Chairman of Amherst-Madison… Read More
When Charlie Jones, president of Amherst Madison, Â died at the age of 101, he could look back on a river career with few parallels. During World War II, Jones served… Read More
At a June 4 party at Port Amherst, W.Va.— the last of three in a row to mark the 100th birthday of Charlie Jones, president and CEO of Amherst Madison… Read More
