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The Nov 30, 2006 Snow Storm Page
Thursday ..... 07 December 2006 ....

*Woodland Marina Ice Storm Cleanup.......*** Capt'n Darryll Weil, who hails out of Woodland Marina in the cruiser "After You", sent us some additional pictures of the damage and of the on-going cleanup activities at the marina.
Darryll wrote: Went up to check on the boat. So far, so good. It appears the docks have sunk a couple of inches at the finger ends, probably because the shore side ice is melting faster. Took some pictures of our docks and some of the cleanup process. Check them out at: Darryll Click here for more pictures of the damage and on-going cleanup.

*Cleanup at Two Branch Marina........*** Dianne Krause, office manager at Two Branch Marina told me today they were applying rock salt to the roofs of the docks that remain standing in an attempt to melt the snow off. I also heard that Channel 5 News had a report about the damage and cleanup going on at the marina yesterday evening.

It's times like these that make boaters drink !

*Marina Damage Story ........* StLtoday had an article in yesterday's on-line edition about the damage at the marinas in St. Charles County. Click here to read the article in STLtoday.com

Wednesday ..... 06 December 2006 ....
*Missouri State Water Patrol News Release.....* *Winter Storm Warning for Waterways------* The Missouri State Water Patrol has issued a News Release about the winter storm that passed through the area on Thursday night and some precautionary measures for affected waterways: Click here to read the Missouri State Water Patrol News Release N07060190
Tuesday ..... 06 December 2006 ....
*Missouri State Water Patrol News Release.....* *Winter Storm Warning for Waterways------* The Missouri State Water Patrol has issued a News Release about the winter storm that passed through the area on Thursday night and some precautionary measures for affected waterways: Click here to read the Missouri State Water Patrol News Release N07060190

12-01-06 Patrolman Lou Amighetti, of the Missouri State Water Patrol is asking everyone to stay away from the marinas in our area. All have damage.......the weight of the snow on the roofs of the docks is causing docks to sink and collapse. Stay off the docks ! Stay away from the Marinas. Traffic on the water is limited to essential personal only ! Thanks, Lou Amighetti Mo State Water Patrol



Snow Storm Damage at Eagles Landing Marina...... sent in by Chuck


Snow Storm Damage ...... Aerial shots of some of the marinas sent in by Lindell Gray. Click here.


*Port Charles...Update.......* Bill, Thank you so much for posting my message to all "River Bill" followers. River Bills has once again proved to be a very important part of our river community. People know just where to go for the latest "River News". Thank you for the great job that you do! I have updated our website, www.portcharlesharbor.com with storm/dock damage pictures. I hope that your boat is still okay...........Ours was in the dock that fell Gina Hopkins Port Charles Harbor

*Lake Ozarks Winter Storm Damage ------* http://dealerimpact.com/ozarks/ I received e-mails from the following folks with the above link..... to pictures of winter storm damage at Lake of the Ozarks.. Bob Slough, Jim Vineyard and Lloyd Bollinger

Monday, Monday ..... 04 December 2006 ....

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Snow Storm Damage at Two Rivers Marina...... Hello everyone, The storm got to us at Two Rivers Marina also. Attached is our boat on C dock . ED & NANCEE SHAHAN BOAT NUTS BROKERAGE FIRM

The Weekend Report Fri, Sat & Sun ..... 01, 02, 03 December 2006 ....

*Snow Damage At The Yacht Club......* Capt'n Rick Dorn sent us some pictures of the Yacht Club St. Louis. Rick wrote: River Bill, Here is a link to some shots of Yacht Club Saint Louis that I have taken Saturday, 12-02-2006. Looks like the Marina faired pretty well. Wish I could say the same for all our neighboring marinas, but wanted to share these photos so that fellow boaters who may be out of the area or unable to check on their boats will have some heads up. Thanks, Rick A.K.A LUNATIC, REDDY FREDDY Click here for more pics.

*Port Charles...Closed.......* Bill, Since so many of our customers are loyal "River Bill" followers I was hoping that you might be able to post this message. Thanks so much! At this time Port Charles Harbor is currently closed for saftey reasons. We faired the winter storm better than some of the other marinas, but we lost dock 6. Our crew has been working since 3:00 am Friday morning to secure and maintain the rest of the docks. Some of the docks are extremely unstable. Electric was restored to Dock 6 yesterday afternoon, and our crew has been removing the roof structure from the boats. I will be posting some pictures on www.portcharlesharbor.com in a few days. Warmer days are ahead!! Gina Hopkins Port Charles Harbor www.portcharlesharbor.com


*More Pics of Snow Damage At John's Boat harbor......* Debbie House sent us some additional pics of the damage at John's Boat Harbor Click here for more pics.


*More Pics of Snow Damage At Two Branch Marina......* Matt & Gwen Hahn sent us some additional pics of the damage at Two Branch marina Click here for more pics.


*More Pics of Snow Damage At Multiple Marinas......* Jeff Craig sent us some pics of the damage at multiple marinas.. I think they are Woodland, Lake Center, the Duck Club and Polestar. Click here for more pics.


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*More Pics of Snow Damage At Woodland......* Capt'n Darryll Weil sent us an e-mail with more pics of the damage at Woodland Marina. Darryll wrote: Posted some pictures I took of the damage to docks and boats at Woodland Marina from last night's ice storm. So far our boat is still floating although the docks are listing about 15 degrees towards the open harbor. My guess is that at least 40 to 50 boats and docks have been destroyed. These are docks that survived the ice storm about 8 years ago where about 100 boats and docks were lost. Talked to some of the other boat owners while we were there, pretty devastating. Several of the boats that are still actually floating may still be lost because the power is off to the collapsed docks and bilge heaters cannot run so the boats (which are not winterized) will eventually freeze the sea gates and sink. Will head back up there as soon as we can get onto the docks. Right now our row of docks are stable and our power is still on. To see the pictures click on the link below. http://captainweil.com/WoodlandIceStorm2006 Darryll


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*Snow Damage At Polestar Marina......* These pictures were taken Friday of the snow damage at Polestar Marina by Mike Halley of the Cruiser Over Exposed. Mike wrote: Here are some pics of the damage at Polestar Marine. Mine & Karen's boat "Over Exposed" is in the damage. Dock 3 is collapsed Click here for more pics.


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*Snow Damage At John's Boat Harbor......* These pictures were taken Friday morning of the snow damage at John's Boat Harbor. Debbie House told us Friday evening that another one of their docks collapsed after these pictures were taken. Click here for more pics.




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*Snow Damage At Two Branch marina.......* Above are a few pictures taken this morning of the snow damage at Two Branch Marina. The weight of the snow is causing the docks to sink and collapse. Click here for more pictures.


*Snow Damage at Woodland Marina* ------ Click here for pictures from Woodland Marina sent in by Little John