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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

The Cutter Sumac Became a Towboat 250407 OBC 001

The Cutter Sumac Became a Towboat

April 4, 2025

A photo was taken recently of two boats beached out on the bank at Ledbetter, Ky., near Paducah. They were apparently placed there for dismantling and scrapping. Both of these… Read More