The 81st annual meeting of the Sons & Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen will be held September 17–18 at the Lafayette Hotel, Marietta, Ohio. The event will include a moonlight cruise… Read More
Sons & Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen
The American Bridge Company at Ambridge, Pa., constructed, in 1927, a steel hull measuring 169.8 feet long, 38.9 feet wide and having a depth of 6.5 feet for the Carnegie… Read More
The Old Boat Column this week presents two versions of a vintage view of the riverfront at New Albany, Ind., the writer’s historic hometown. Published as night and day post… Read More
In 1927, the American Bridge Company at Ambridge, Pa., constructed a steel hull measuring 169.8 feet in length by 38.9 feet in width and having a depth of 6.5 feet… Read More
During two unusual back-to-back, 15-hour days crammed with meetings with crew members of his company’s vessels, Bill Barr paused long enough to talk about his lifelong career on the river. Read More
When Charlie Jones, president of Amherst Madison, 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
The Sons & Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen (S&D) will hold its 80th annual meeting September 13–14 at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, Ohio. The event will kick off on Friday… Read More
Few names are as closely connected to the St. Louis riverfront as that of the retiring director of operations for Gateway Arch Riverboats, J. Thomas “Tom” Dunn. The 45-year veteran… Read More
On the weekend of September 14–15, members and friends of the Sons & Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen (S&D) will gather by the rivers at the historic river city of Marietta,… Read More
This week, the Old Boat Column presents two images of Upper Ohio River packet boats that are part of a photo collection generously given to this writer by the late… Read More
