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Husky—The Rest of The Story

Old Boat Column

Husky—The Rest of The Story

September 10, 2023

In the last column we looked at the Husky, built by F.W. Olcott at Paducah in 1937 as the initial vessel of the Upper Mississippi Towing Corporation. UMTC… Read More

The Belfont Was Widely Traveled The Belfont new at Marietta Manufacturing in 1926. (Dan Owen Boat Photo Museum collection)

The Belfont Was Widely Traveled

November 21, 2022

Another boat featured in the 2023 Gas & Diesel Sternwheel Towboat Calendar (See WJ, November 14) is the Belfont. This boat was built in 1926 by the Marietta… Read More