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It's
Thursday
27 July, 2017
Over 86 Million Boater
Visits
To The Always Changing
e-Waters of RiverBills.com
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RiverBills Sunglasses Sighting
Mike's LaRosa Cabana
My River Home marina
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A RiverBills Sunglasses Sighting....
It's the band members of the
STL Dogs
behind those RiverBills'
Sunglasses
at Mike's LaRosa Cabana
a few weeks ago
(L/H)
Andy, Jimmy K and Rob
RiverBills
Sticker Sighting Page
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Grafton Harbor
Grafton Harbor Facebook
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Grafton Harbor's website
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Grafton
Harbor.... 618-786-PORT (7678)
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click ad to enlarge
c lick
here for Poker Run Sign Up Sheet
My River Home
website &
facebook
Longshot Saloon
facebook
The Cabana at the La Rosa
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MRH Yacht Club
facebook
2017 Event
/ Band Schedule...
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Yesteryear's Pic of the Day
American Queen
St. Louis Riverfront
Click picture to watch video
Y esterYear's
Picture on this Day in
2016....
was sent to us by Capt'n Claudia Burris who hails
out of Hoppie's Marina in Kimmswick, Mo
Hi Bill,
Was hanging out on the St Louis riverfront this evening
(7-25-16) checking out the American Queen!
See you on the river!
Claudia Burris
Hoppies Marina
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July 28..Movie Night
Liberty
Bank Amphitheater
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here for website
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www.RiverBills.com
Featured Classifieds
More Boats
on
RiverBills.com
"All
Classifieds Page"...
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 National
Weather Service
River Levels Graphs / Flood Warnings
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Mississippi River
Check out RiverBills River Gages
Page...
Alton, IL to Guttenberg, IA....
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Winfield
Grafton
Click here
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Alton
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Illinois River
Hardin
LaGrange
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here
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Missouri River
St. Charles, Mo
Washington,
Mo
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Click here
for RiverBills Mississippi River Gauge Page
Click here
for current weather conditions on WunderMap
Click here
for U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, ST.
LOUIS DISTRICT, RIVER & RESERVOIR DAILY REPORT.
Click here
to activate map from
NOAA's
National Weather Service website then click on gauge location for current
river levels, river forecast and flood
watches, warnings and advisories.
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River News
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No new incident
reports
Click here to go to the Missouri State Highway Patrol
website
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River Gear For Sale............
Click here to
buy your River T-shirts and
Accessories on-line..
Delivered right to you mailbox
in a few short days
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Website....
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Facebook Page...
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Updated 19 July 2017
US Army Corps of Engineers
St. Louis District - Weekly Navigation Channel Condition
Mississippi River
MILE 283.0 - BORING OPERATION
Continuing until approximately July 22, 2017, Massman
Construction is conducting vertical boring operations in the
vicinity of Mile 283.0. Work will be conducted from 7:00
a.m. until 7:00 p.m., 7-days a week. The M/V L.P. WRIGHT
will monitor VHF-FM Channels 13 or 16 and requests
15-minutes advance notice of passage. Mariners are urged to
exercise caution in the area.
MILE 274.4 - CHANNEL CONDITION
Shoaling has been reported in the vicinity of
Mile 274.4, along the RDB, north of L/D 24. Mariners are
urged to exercise caution in the area.
MILE 223.5 - DREDGE OPERATION
Continuing until further notice, the Dredge POTTER will be
conducting dredging operations in the vicinity of Mile
223.5. Work will be conducted 24-
hours a day, 7 days a week. The Dredge POTTER will monitor
VHF-FM Channels 13 or 16 and requests 30 minutes advance
notice of passage.
Mariners are urged to transit the area at their slowest safe
speed to minimize their wake and proceed with caution after
passing arrangements
have been made.
MILE 202.0 - MARINE EVENT
On July 22, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., the
Firecracker Race, a canoe/kayak race, will be held in the
vicinity of Mile 202.0. Mariners are
urged to exercise caution in the area during the event
period.
MILE 189.0 - ROCK PLACEMENT
Continuing until approximately September 20, 2017, Masman
Construction will be conducting rock placement operations in
the vicinity of Mile 189.0, RDB, Chain of Rocks Canal. Four
barges will be moored in the area and will extend
approximately 50 feet off the bank. The M/V AL GOULD will be
in the area and will monitor VHF-FM Channel 13. Mariners are
urged to transit the area with caution.
The above info is reprinted from the US Army
Corps of Engineers website for your "reference."
Click
here
for the current
Navigation Channel Condition Status Report
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Check out the Polestar Boating Center website ...
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RiverBills Facebook
Two FaceBook Pages for You
The "River News
and Media" Page
This page contains river news, RiverBills
Pictures of the Day, Upcoming River Events, info from
RiverBills.com advertisers, etc.
Click here
and check it out
The "Boaters'
Group" Page
It's a group for all the boaters on all
the rivers near the "PORT OF ST. LOUIS AND BEYOND." It's a
Public Group, open to anyone that wants to join in. A place to
post your boating pictures, shout outs, questions, comments,
etc. Stay in touch with other boaters all year long.
Invite your Boating Friends.
Click here
and check it out.
We have 2,145 Members as of 07-27-17
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Missouri Conservation Magazine
Missouri's Monster Fish
Five species can top 100 pounds
and test anglers’ strength........
Most Missourians don’t know our state is
home to five species of fish that have the potential to become
monster fish. These species are the only fish in Missouri that
are capable of attaining weights of 100 pounds or more. Included
on the monster fish list are alligator gar, lake sturgeon,
paddlefish, flathead catfish, and blue catfish
Click here to go to Missouri
Department of Conservation and read more |
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Charrette Creek Near Wright City, Missouri
700
Fish Killed After Luxury Resort Dumps Sewage........
On July 4,
the largest fish kill in 20 years occurred along Charrette
Creek, a tributary of the Missouri River, near Wright City,
Missouri.
Up to 700
fish, including perch sunfish, blue gill and minnows, were
coming to the water's surface, gasping for air and dying.
Witnesses reported a heavy odor of raw sewage.
Cole Hough,
an investigator with the Missouri Department of Natural
Resources reported that raw sewage was released into the creek,
reducing the amount of dissolved oxygen below what the fish
could withstand, killing them.
The sewage
was traced back to Welcome to Innsbrook, a luxury resort
community in Warren County. Over the 4th of July weekend, the
resort's sewage treatment facility was overloaded, leading to
the sewage release........
Click here to read this news report from ksdk.com.
With Video
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Boat
Handling
Boating
Magazine recently posted a few tips for for piloting your boat
during an emergency. The lesson is that emergency aviation
maneuvers may be applied to similar boating situations........
Click here to read this article from boatingmag.com.
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Click here for website and more information
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Photo
Courtesy of US Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
92nd
Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim in Assateague Channel .......
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — The Coast Guard
enforced a safety zone for the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony
Swim in Assateague Channel Wednesday.
Two Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water boat
crews from Station Chincoteague worked alongside Virginia Marine
Police crews to keep onlookers safe.
Station Chincoteague crew members ignited orange smoke signals
at 6:47 a.m. to denote slack tide and mark the official start of
the event.
Saltwater Cowboys then guided a herd of about 200 wild ponies
across the channel. It took the ponies 18 minutes to swim from
Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island.
Thousands of spectators gather on the eastern side of
Chincoteague Island and along the channel to witness the Pony
Swim each year.
Reprinted
from US Coast Guard
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photos of Pony Swim...
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Lake Of
The Ozarks
A Look
At The Lake During The 1950s........
During the
1950s, the Lake of the Ozarks came into it's own, riding a wave
of post-war prosperity and revolutionary technology advances.
The Lake became a recreational Mecca in Missouri, increasingly
hosting the largest, fastest, and most well-adorned pleasure
boats in the world.
There were
major innovations made during the 1950s that changed boating
forever, including the shift from old, rounded displacement
hulls to variations on planing hulls. Also, developments were
made in propulsion, moving from direct drive to v-drive, surface
drive, and ultimately to the inboard/outboard or sterndrive
units.
While Owens
Corning began producing fiberglass commercially in the 1930s, it
made an impact on the boat building industry during the 1950s.
Wood and aluminum remained popular with boaters, but more
manufacturers started working with fiberglass, which would
eventually replace wood, boasting of strength and weight
advantages........
Click here to read this news story from lakeexpo.com.
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We offer full fiberglass repair, high performance upgrades,
transom & stringer rebuilds, service on older products, new
& used parts department, an accessories department, as well
as many other services to suit everyone's boating needs.
We continue to display our Yamaha Sport Boats + Crest, Mercury + Yamaha Outboards and Heritage &
Haul Rite trailers
St. Charles Boat & Motor
website St. Charles
Boat & Motor
Facebook
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Mississippi River Research
Researchers Build Mississippi River Model To Study
Diversions........
Researchers
with the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
will soon have a new tool, with the completion of a 90 x 120
foot physical model of the Mississippi River, and it's delta.
Rudy
Simoneaux, project manager for the LCPRA says that the model
will cover 179 miles of the river, from Donaldsonville to the
Gulf of Mexico.
The physical
model is intended to supplement research. Simoneaux says that
the model isn't intended to determine how much land will be
built with diversions, but how the river extracts sediment from
it's bed........
Click here to read this
news article from fox8live.com. With
Photo and Video. |
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River
History....
 July 27,
1817 in River History
The steamboat era began in the city of St. Louis on July 27, 1817 when the
"Zebulon M. Pike" arrived. Rapids in the river north of the city made St.
Louis the northernmost navigable port for many large boats. St. Louis was
quickly transformed into a bustling boomtown, commercial center, and inland
port |
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Click here to go to Port Charles website
Click here
Port Charles Harbor facebook
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Boat
Manufacturer
Marine
Products Corporation Releases Q2 Results........
Marine
Products Corporation, manufacturer of Chaparral and Robalo
Boats, has released their unaudited results for the second
quarter of 2017, which ended on June 30.
During the
second quarter, Marine Products posted net sales of $71,484,000,
a 9.9% increase over last year's 65,066,000. The net sales
increase is credited to a 3.3% increase in unit sales and a 5.2%
increase in the average selling price of each boat.
Gross profit
for the second quarter was $16,287,000, an 18 percent increase
over last year's gross profit of $13,808,000. The increase in
gross profit is credited to higher net sales........
Click here to read this news article from
boatingindustry.com.
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Little John's Moptorsports...
Click here
Little Johns Marine Service...
Click here
Kentucky Drag Boat Association
Race
Schedule for 2017
http://www.kdba.net/race-schedule/ |
Sat, Jun 3 – Sun, Jun 4,
2017 |
Kentucky Lake |
Fri, Jun 9 – Sun, Jun
11, 2017 |
Wheatland, Mo |
Sat, Jul 1 – Sun, Jul 2,
2017 |
Kentucky Lake |
| Fri, Jul 21 – Sun, Jul
23, 2017 |
Augusta, Georgia...
Cancelled |
| Sat, Aug 5 – Sun, Aug 6,
2017 |
Kentucky Lake |
| Sat, Aug 26 – Sun, Aug
27, 2017 |
Livermore, Ky |
| Fri, Sep 1 – Sun, Sep 3,
2017 |
Wheatland, Mo |
| Sat, Sep 16 – Sun, Sep
17, 2017 |
Evansville, IL |
| Fri, Nov 3 - Sun, Nov 5,
2017 |
Chandler, AZ |
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What's Going on This Week |
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3rd Chute Bar & Grill
211
W. Main St. Grafton, IL
Sat.. July 29 Doc
Holiday 6-10pm
OPEN DAILY
Just a short walk from the marina |
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Alton Marina
Mississippi River at Alton, IL
Deli is Open
Come
And See What's New
And
Enjoy a Great Meal
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The Boathouse
Northshore Marina
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Illinois River at
Naples, IL
 Evandy's
Boatel
Sat.. July 29.. Baywolfe
Sun.. July 30.. Soul Shaker
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Froge's Bar and
Grill
Portage des Sioux,
Mo
Every Friday throughout the year we serve whole catfish, catfish nuggets, Alaskan Pollock and salmon served with 2 sides and a soft drink for $8.99 from 11am until gone or 10pm
Open year round
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 Grafton,
IL
Confluence of Mississippi &
Illinois Rivers
Two Week Activity Calendar
Click here
and check out Grafton's Event and Music Calendar
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Sat.. May 28
Grafton Harbor
Pirate Cruise July 29
Next Full Moon Cruise and Party, Saturday
August 5th
The ARRRR Bar is OPEN !
Click here for more information |
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The Grafton Oyster
Bar
Grafton Harbor
The new outside deck is open !
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday- Friday: 11- 1 AM
Saturday: 11- 2AM
Sunday: 11- 12 AM
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Kinder's Restaurat
 Mississippi River at Golden Eagle,
IL
Kinder's Business hours.
Mon..............Closed
Tue...............11am -
5pm
Weds............11am - 5pm
Thurs............11am - 8pm
Fri & Sat...... 11am - 9pm
Sun............. 11am - 8pm
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Portage des Sioux
My River Home
Mike's LaRosa Cabana
Sat.. July 29.. Catfish Willie Band
Chef Greg's Brunch on
Sunday
Hours 10am-1230pm.
Live music every Sunday in July at Mike's
LaRosa
Weekly special
Mike D's Cuban Sandwich
MRH Yacht Club/Driftwood Crab
Shack Opening.... TBD
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Yacht Club of St.
Louis Restaurant
THIS WEEKEND'S SPECIALS
CHICKEN & WILD RICE SOUP
OLD BAY PEEL & EAT SHRIMP
CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA - Proscuitto/provel/
red wine demiglace
WHOLE FRIED CATFISH...
SNICKERS CHEESECAKE
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CHEESECAKE
LIVE MUSIC SATURDAY AT 8PM WITH Tim Session
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More Things Going On This Week
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River Ferries
Illinois
River
Brussels
Ferry..............618 - 786-3636
Mississippi River
Golden
Eagle Ferry ......618- 535-5759
Winfield
Ferry...............618- 535-5759
Grafton Ferry............... 1-800-258-6645
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Last Weekend's Edition of RiverBills....
Click here for last
weekend's edition of RiverBills
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Restaurants
Who's
Open.. Who's Closed
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Who's Open... Who's Closed........
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3rd Chute........................... |
Open |
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Boathouse Food & Deck.............................. |
Open |
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Cedar Hill Resort......................................... |
Open |
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Driftwood Crab Shack @ MRH Resort |
TBD
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Duck Club Yacht
Club.................................. |
Closed |
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Evandy's
Boatel........................................... |
Open |
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Froges Bar & Grill....................................... |
Open All Year |
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Grafton Harbor Winery & Gift Shop.............. |
Open For The Season |
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Grafton Oyster Bar....................................... |
Open All Year |
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Kinder's Restaurant..................................... |
Open |
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Longshot Saloon......................................... |
Open |
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LaRosa Cantina........................................... |
Open
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Yacht Club of St. Louis................................ |
Open |
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