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Venerable Dredges Still Proving Their Value

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Venerable Dredges Still Proving Their Value

October 31, 2022

The present low-water situation on the Upper and Lower Mississippi brings the importance of the large Corps of Engineers dredges to prominence. Those working the rivers and depending on the… Read More

A Half Century Ago On The St. Louis Riverfront A panoramic scene of the St. Louis harbor in August 1970. (Keith Norrington collection)

A Half Century Ago On The St. Louis Riverfront

August 10, 2020

This week, the Old Boat Column steps back five decades to August 1970. Prominently in the foreground of this aerial view of St. Louis is the sternwheel dredge Sainte Genevieve,… Read More