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A WEBSITE FOR THE BOATING COMMUNITY OF THE
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Wednesday ...31 Oct. 2007
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN !
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Picture of the Day
Full Moon and the Mississippi Queen
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Hi Bill, Here is a picture of the Mississippi Queen. It is just West of Kinder's. (Saturday night)
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RiverBill says...John also sent us a picture of Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman that is further down the page. |
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Bill, Robert Cope
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Your River Destination...a convenient overnight trip from all St. Louis. Click here |
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Click here and check it out ! |
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For more pumpkin boat pic's click here. |
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"Neon Cadilac" Saturday, November 10th at 8 PM
Classic Rock, Motown, Disco, Blues, Country
Click here for flyer or got to Upcoming Events page |
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In the short term..... the islands are designed to fight the sediment that is choking the Illinois River by increasing the speed of the current through the lower lake. 1 1/2 million cubic yards of mud will be dredged from the Illinois River to construct the islands and at the same time, create a deep-water basin. In the long run, the islands will be the foundation for a series of projects to build a new diversionary channel along the east bank of the Illinois River. The combination of the new islands and the new river channel will speed sediment downriver, improve boating prospects in the area while enhancing river ecology. Click here to read the on-line article. |
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LITTLE JOHN'S MARINE SERVICE |
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Flow visualization technique used to analyze flow exiting Jameson Chute (red), indicates that there is no impact to the adjacent agricultural levee.
St. Louis, Mo. - The Jameson Island HSR Model Study was initiated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, utilizing the St. Louis District's Applied River Engineering Center, located at its Service Base at the foot of Arsenal Street. The St. Louis District's expertise in physical modeling was used to determine the potential effects of flow exiting the newly formed Jameson Chute and its impacts on the nearby agricultural levee. Additional tests were run to determine the effect of placing dredge material in the main channel.
The model study began in the spring of 2007 and was just recently completed. Once calibrated bathymetrically, a technique called “flow visualization” was used to determine flow patterns in the model. Flow visualization is accomplished by dying the model water and placing confetti on the water surface. Time-elapse photos are then taken to determine surface flow patters.
Steven Spaulding, Kansas City District and Mike Rodgers, St. Louis District, present the model study data to congressional aides, agricultural, fish and wildlife representatives.
Source: http://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/pa/mvs-news/Jameson.html ~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~ The above news article was reprinted from the US Army Corps Of Engineers website. Information presented on CorpsWeb public web sites is considered public information and may be distributed or copied.
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A memorial service will be held Thursday, November 1, 2007 at Sunset Hill Funeral Home located at 50 Fountain Drive at Route 157, Glenn Carbon Il. 62034 ( 618-656-3220 ). The family will begin receiving friends at 4:00 PM. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 PM. A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, November 2, 2007 at St. Boniface Catholic Church, 325 East Vandalia, Edwardsville, Il. 62025.( 618-656-6420 ). The family request that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Lynn A. Tighe Gardens at SIU-E, c/o The SIU-E Foundation, Campus Box 1082, Edwardsville, Il. 62026.
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Received the following e-mail from the River Industry Bulletin Board website:
Click here to read the ITCS Memo # 2605 Check the ITCS website for most current memos |
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Name:
Fleet Captain (glmeinershagen@sbcglobal.net)
Gary and Judy Meinershagen
Click here to go to RiverBill's Message Board |
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More Pictures From Kinder's Halloween Party
click on pictures to enlarge More Halloween pictures tomorrow !
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Tuesday ...30 Oct. 2007
One Million Visitors Strong!
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Pictures of the Day
Palisades Yacht Club's Car Show Benefit |
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Hi River Bill, |
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Hi Bill, Jeff Easley
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A memorial service will be held Thursday, November 1, 2007 at Sunset Hill Funeral Home located at 50 Fountain Drive at Route 157, Glenn Carbon Il. 62034 ( 618-656-3220 ). The family will begin receiving friends at 4:00 PM. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 PM. A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, November 2, 2007 at St. Boniface Catholic Church, 325 East Vandalia, Edwardsville, Il. 62025.( 618-656-6420 ). The family request that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Lynn A. Tighe Gardens at SIU-E, c/o The SIU-E Foundation, Campus Box 1082, Edwardsville, Il. 62026.
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November 11 from 2-6 pm |
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According to this weeks report........Fall colors are in full bloom now !
This is the peak for almost all of the early-turning species. The reds, vivid oranges, reds, purples and yellows will disappear very quickly. Should start seeing some brilliant reds and reddish-purples very soon.
They are predicting peak colors around the 1st weekend of November.
Click here for this week's "Fall Colors" forecast.
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A worker on a towboat spotted the man's body in the water on May 23 about two miles north of the Mel Price Lock and Dam The Illinois State Police did a facial reconstruction in hope that someone will recognize him.
Click here to read the on-line news story |
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Bill,
Similar postings on |
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Name:
Fleet Captain (glmeinershagen@sbcglobal.net)
Gary and Judy Meinershagen
Click here to go to RiverBill's Message Board |
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More Pictures From Kinder's Halloween Party
Click on pictures to enlarge More Halloween pictures tomorrow !
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Monday ...29 Oct. 2007
One Million Visitors Strong!
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Pictures of the Day
Winners of Kinder's Halloween Contest |
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1st Place
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3rd Place
4th Place
5th Place
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I think there were a few more winners on Saturday night that I didn't get pictures of ....... and there were a lot of really good costumes in the crowd, including a few of my favorites.... "Kidd Rock and Pamela" and "The Asian Carp Busters."
Keep your anchor right where it is .....more of Kinder's Halloween pictures
tomorrow ! |
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Post from Con Trios Website |
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Lynn A. Tighe
Lynn Tighe, beloved wife of Commodore Tim Tighe has died at her home after a brave and private battle with pancreatic cancer. Lynn was an avid and accomplished boater that loved being on the rivers with friends and family aboard her yacht " Patience ". She was an active and strong supporter of CTYC and played a major role with Tim as Fleet Captain and this year as Commodore. Lynn was also a very active officer of the Blessing Of The Fleet, Inc. and help guide that organization to it's 50th anniversary celebration this year. Lynn was a friend to many, always warm, welcoming and funloving. Lynn A. Tighe, the First Lady of Con Trios Yacht Club will be missed.Our thoughts and prayers are with Tim and the Tighe family. Arrangements are pending.
Memorial Service For Lynn Tighe:
A memorial service will be held Thursday, November 1, 2007 at Sunset Hill Funeral Home located at 50 Fountain Drive at Route 157, Glenn Carbon Il. 62034 ( 618-656-3220 ). The family will begin receiving friends at 4:00 PM. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 PM. A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, November 2, 2007 at St. Boniface Catholic Church, 325 East Vandalia, Edwardsville, Il. 62025.( 618-656-6420 ). The family request that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Lynn A. Tighe Gardens at SIU-E, c/o The SIU-E Foundation, Campus Box 1082, Edwardsville, Il. 62026.
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Fill out Bill Mixon's on-line quote form for a fast, friendly insurance quote for rates on your boat.. |
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Click here to read the news story in the on-line Alton Telegraph.....with a good picture of the structure. Click here to read the news story in the AltonDailyNews.com
The lighthouse is located at the foot of Vine Street by the public boat launching ramp Click here for map from MapQuest
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The lock and dam is reportedly already in bad shape, and there could be trouble ahead if something isn't done soon. The structure needs a lot of work structurally mechanically and electrically.
Click here to read the news article on KHQA7on-line....Keokuk, Hannibal, Quincy |
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Alton Haunted Tours..... There is an article in on-line Alton Telegraph Calendar Of Events about the Haunted History Tours in the river-city.
One that caught my attention is Antoinette’s Haunted History Tours. It includes a trip to the old Milton School where legend has it ..... a young girl was murdered. The tour's psychic investigators think that the spirits of both the young girl and her murderer still roam within the walls of the building. The tour also includes stops at the Alton Cemetery and the McPike Mansion.
Click here and check it out. |
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RiverBarge Excursions Lines........ is offering a special prices on a round-trip excursion from New Orleans....December 4th -8th.. Includes the lower Mississippi River and the Delta South with visits to Oak Alley Plantation, Myrtles Plantation and Baton Rouge.
Go to www.riverbarge.com for more info. |
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Name:
Fleet Captain (glmeinershagen@sbcglobal.net)
Gary and Judy Meinershagen
Click here to go to RiverBill's Message Board |
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The Weekend Report ...26,27,28 Oct. 2007
One Million Visitors Strong!
Updated Sunday At 6:30 PM |
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Updated Sunday At 6:30 PM Post from Con Trios Website |
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Lynn A. Tighe
Lynn Tighe, beloved wife of Commodore Tim Tighe has died at her home after a brave and private battle with pancreatic cancer. Lynn was an avid and accomplished boater that loved being on the rivers with friends and family aboard her yacht " Patience ". She was an active and strong supporter of CTYC and played a major role with Tim as Fleet Captain and this year as Commodore. Lynn was also a very active officer of the Blessing Of The Fleet, Inc. and help guide that organization to it's 50th anniversary celebration this year. Lynn was a friend to many, always warm, welcoming and funloving. Lynn A. Tighe, the First Lady of Con Trios Yacht Club will be missed.Our thoughts and prayers are with Tim and the Tighe family. Arrangements are pending.
Updated 10-28-07 At 7:10PM Memorial Service For Lynn Tighe:
A memorial service will be held Thursday, November 1, 2007 at Sunset Hill Funeral Home located at 50 Fountain Drive at Route 157, Glenn Carbon Il. 62034 ( 618-656-3220 ). The family will begin receiving friends at 4:00 PM. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 PM. A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, November 2, 2007 at St. Boniface Catholic Church, 325 East Vandalia, Edwardsville, Il. 62025.( 618-656-6420 ). The family request that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Lynn A. Tighe Gardens at SIU-E, c/o The SIU-E Foundation, Campus Box 1082, Edwardsville, Il. 62026.
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Updated Sunday At 6:00 PM |
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From RiverBIll's Message Board
Name:
Fleet Captain (glmeinershagen@sbcglobal.net)
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Sunday's Picture |
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Updated Sunday At 6:00 PM
Open house this coming weekend
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Saturday's Picture |
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Updated Saturday At 10:00 PM
Hi Bill |
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Friday's Picture |
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Hi Bill!
Check out Andy's Blog Site: Pics
and short videos of pool 26 outings. |
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Updated Sunday 6:00 PM
This picture came off of the Winfield Live-Cam.
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Updated Friday At 9:30 PM
Hello Bill,
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This picture was sent in by Capt'n Greg Moore who used to live in Springfield, IL. and boated on the Mississippi & Illinois Rives with us, but has moved to northern Indiana a few years ago because of his job and boats on the Great Lakes now.
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Bill
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Capt’n Jack’s ….....Friday, 26 Oct …Prizes Kinder’s ...............….Saturday, 27 Oct The Rotten Apple..... Saturday, 27 Oct
Pallisades….No
Party Cedar
Hill….No Party
Keep your anchor right here ! We will have more Halloween Party Info as it becomes available |
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Sunday's Car Show
benefiting the Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine. The entry fee is $10.00 and we will also do a 50/50 drawing. So far we are expecting a good turn out. Palisades Yacht Club ~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~
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Click here to read the on-line article.
The lighthouse is located at the foot of Vine Street by the public boat launching ramp Click here for map from MapQuest
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The website contains all kinds of
information about the State of Missouir's water, including
such things as....Water Quality, Ground Water, Surface
Water, Daily Streamflow Conditions Map, etc. The website contains all kinds of information about the State of Missouri's water. Click here and check it out. |
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U.S. Geological Survey Water Science Center.....Water Resources For Illinois
The website contains all kinds of information about the State of Illinois' water, including such things as...Illinois Flooding Resources, Ground-Water Levels, stream flow conditions, etc.
Click here and check it out.. |
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Click here for more information |
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Featured in the October 12th, 2007edition of the Alton Telegraph was a picture the town of Elsah, IL. from a 1911 postcard. Click here and take-a-look-back-in-river-time. |
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For the Biking, Running and Walking Boaters.......The Riverfront Trail follows the Mississippi River's west bank from the Gateway Arch to North Riverfront Park. It tucks between the Mississippi River on the east side and the railroad tracks on the west side.
Click here for more information from the on-line St Louis Post Dispatch. Click here for map. |
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David A. Simon Simon, David A. suddenly while boating on the river on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Dave was loved and cherished by family, friends and pets. He also loved boating and was active in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary .Services: Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at SHEPARD Funeral Chapel, 9255 Natural Bridge at I-170 from 9:30 until time of service at 11:30 a.m. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Family request Memorial Contributions to Humane Society, 1201 Macklind Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 or Blessing of the Fleet, 853 Brentford Drive, St. Louis, MO 63125
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Thirsty Thursday ...... 10-25-07
One Million Visitors Strong!
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Catch Of The Day
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Hi River Bill.
All is fun in Key West. Gary, myself and Papa John went Deep Sea Fishing today. I've attached some pics of the fish we caught (Wahoo). Mine was the biggest fish, which was 57 inches long, and approximately 40+ pounds. Gary's fish was 53 inches long, and approximately 35+ pounds. I also caught a Barracuda, which was about the size of my Wahoo. The Barracuda is a catch and release fish. Once I got the Barracuda reeled in so we could pull him up to take a picture, he broke the line. Needless to say, we had fresh, grilled fish today for lunch. We have a lot of fish left for the duration of our stay.
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Bob from Luttrell Marine / Yacht Club of St. Louis sent some pictures of the Spirit of LaSalle docked at and departing from Yacht Club of St. Louis for the Con Trios Yacht Club's Fall Color Cruise October 20th, 2007.
Go to www.contriosyachtclub.org and click on the "Photo Galleries" link to see all the pictures.
Darryll Weil Web Master for Con Trios Yacht Club
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Capt’n Jack’s ….....Friday, 26 Oct …Prizes Kinder’s ...............….Saturday, 27 Oct The
Rotten Apple..... Saturday,
27 Oct Click
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Pallisades….No
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Hill….No Party
Keep your anchor right here ! We will have more Halloween Party Info as it becomes available |
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Peoria, IL....A Room With A View According to a news article on the PJStar.com, the Embassy Suites and RiverFront Conference Center in East Peoria is near completion. The facility at the foot of Camp Street is scheduled to open at the beginning of January 2008. A place to consider staying on your next trip in that direction. Click here to read news article |
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More information and a story on the LST 325 in the PJStar.com. Links, Info about Summer Tour and Facts about the ship. |
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Featured in the August 22th, 2007edition of the Alton Telegraph was a picture of the excursion steamer The St. Paul on an early 20th century postcard. Click here and take-a-look-back-in-river-time. |
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Name:
rvrrunner (rvr@bum.com)
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Click here to read the River Rage news article in the Riverfront Times
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636- 899 - 1093 ...Cold Drinks, Good Food, Great View..... Click here |
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David A. Simon Simon, David A. suddenly while boating on the river on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Dave was loved and cherished by family, friends and pets. He also loved boating and was active in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary .Services: Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at SHEPARD Funeral Chapel, 9255 Natural Bridge at I-170 from 9:30 until time of service at 11:30 a.m. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Family request Memorial Contributions to Humane Society, 1201 Macklind Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 or Blessing of the Fleet, 853 Brentford Drive, St. Louis, MO 63125
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Darryll Weil has posted information on the services on the Blessing of the Fleet website also....... www.blessingofthefleetstl.com
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Wednesday... 24 Boatober 2007
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River Picture Of The Day
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Bill, This past weekend was really breezy and there were a number of sailboats out. Here a catamaran and a sloop prepare to pass one another along the bluffs near Elsah.
Harry
Ragland RiverBill says...Thanks for the picture Harry ! Nice shot .......... the changing colors, the Great River Road and two sailboats ! |
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Bill,
It was cold, and it was windy, but I had to see the bluffs. Even had whitecaps on the way out, but the wind died down a little as the day wore on. Wandered up to Grafton Harbor and saw the Classic Cruisers getting ready for their trip down the bluffs. there were some pretty boats there, but, I chose to stop on an Island , build a fire and cook some hot dogs with my daughter instead of making the run down to Alton.
Robert
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David A. Simon
Simon, David A. suddenly while boating on the river on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Dave was loved and cherished by family, friends and pets. He also loved boating and was active in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary .Services: Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at SHEPARD Funeral Chapel, 9255 Natural Bridge at I-170 from 9:30 until time of service at 11:30 a.m. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Family request Memorial Contributions to Humane Society, 1201 Macklind Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 or Blessing of the Fleet, 853 Brentford Drive, St. Louis, MO 63125
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Darryll Weil has posted information on the services on the Blessing of the Fleet website also....... www.blessingofthefleetstl.com |
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This issue has: ~ an article on Tara Point Bed and Breakfast in Grafton, IL.. ~ an article about Milton Schaefer's 2002 pontoon boat trip down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to Memphis with a couple of stops in our area. One at Two Rivers Marina and then one at Timberline Marina near Elsberry, Mo for some repairs after hitting a wing dike. It's an interesting article and he lots of good things to say about the river people he met at both places.. |
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Instead of having the river mud clog Peoria’s East Port Marina channel, it will be used to make a former landfill into a safer place ! The Illinois River and it's backwater lakes are filling with sediments from the soil erosion and many areas that were six to eight feet deep a century ago are now as shallow as 18 inches.
The mud, that has been tested for pollutants and approved by the Illinois EPA, is dredged from the Peoria Lakes area of the Mississippi River to create a 9 foot channel. It is loaded on barges, transported to the ADM dock, unloaded into trucks and hauled to the Pekin landfill site were it is used as a "final cover".
The Council of State Governments presented the Mud to Parks program a national Innovations Award in 2006.
Click here to read the press release.. |
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Featured in the August 30th, 2007edition of the Alton Telegraph was a picture from the 1940's showing the steamboat "Capital" docking at the Alton levee. This was one of the largest and most popular steamboats on the river. Click here and take-a-look .."back in river time." |
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In Response To Message 655
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Sat 20 Oct 2007 11:20:12 PM EDT
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Click here to read the River Rage news article in the Riverfront Times
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Your River Destination...a convenient overnight trip from all St. Louis. Click here |
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Tuesday... 23 Boatober 2007
One Million Visitors Strong!
Updated At 5:00PM...Add picture of D Simon |
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River Pictures Of The Day
Melvin Price Lock and Dam
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Bill, My cousin works for the Corps of Engineers, based out of San Francisco , and was in town with 350 other Corps associates, last week. I was fortunate enough to be invited to tour the Melvin Price Lock and Dam with the group on Friday, 7/20/07. I took some pictures of the Dam and some of the group, from Washington DC to San Francisco , as well as “Jim” and officer Cargill, in the Control Tower. What a spectacular view!!! For those of us that have not made the tour of the Lock and Dam, I would highly suggest stopping by and seeing the operation. The folks there are great to talk with and the statistics are staggering. I told Jim and my cousin that I was going to send this in to you and to make sure they keep an eye on Riverbills.com. I think both will be frequent visitors to your site. If you get a chance to throw this on the site, I’d really appreciate it. thanks, Rick Flier Motor vessel “MISS SIPPY”
RiverBill says...Thanks for the pictures Rick. Looks like a real interesting tour. I hope to take it myself soon....... Sorry it took me so long to post these pictures. My in basket was "above flood stage" all Summer long and I was "locking things through" as fast as I could.. |
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David A. Simon
Simon, David A. suddenly while boating on the river on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Dave was loved and cherished by family, friends and pets. He also loved boating and was active in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary .Services: Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at SHEPARD Funeral Chapel, 9255 Natural Bridge at I-170 from 9:30 until time of service at 11:30 a.m. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Family request Memorial Contributions to Humane Society, 1201 Macklind Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 or Blessing of the Fleet, 853 Brentford Drive, St. Louis, MO 63125
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It symbolizes Halloween, the river and the city of Alton
Click here and take a look at the Halloween Picture and read the news article in The Telegraph.com. |
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Alton's Halloween Parade...... Downtown Alton, IL |
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Click here to read the on-line news story.
Note: the lighthouse is located at the foot of Vine Street by the public boat launching ramp. Click here for map from MapQuest |
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Con Trios Yacht Club website, www.contriosyachtclub.org, updated on Monday, October 22nd, 2007 Fall Color Cruise aboard the "Spirit of La Salle" pictures are up. Click on the "Photo Galleries" link. Thanks to Fleet Captain Gary and his wife Judy for all their hard work putting this together. Rich Luttrell and his staff at Yacht Club of St. Louis did an outstanding job of setting up a temporary dock in front of the club so we could board, preparing the appetizers onboard and had the Sharks Band playing that evening after we returned from our "3 hour cruise". Over 130 guests enjoyed the beautiful weather and a leisurely cruise down the Mississippi. If you have any pictures you would like to contribute email the webmaster@contriosyachtclub.org
Darryll Weil Webmaster Con Trios Yacht Club
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CONGRATS TO MICHAEL LEE SMITH AND DARREN EMERY, ON THERE WIN LAST WEEKEND AT LAKE SHELBYVILLE IN ILL. THIS WAS THE THE SAINT CHARLES COUNTY HAWG HUNTERS BASS FISHING CLASSIC, AND LAST TOURNY OF THE YEAR.THEY WON THE TOURNAMENT WITH 15.09 POUNDS OF LARGE MOUTH BASS. WAY TO GO GUYS LEWIS ENGINES LEWIS ENGINES |
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It's a cute little news article about the author's visit to Hannibal Missouri and the realism of what's there compared to the perception that the author had in his mind. The Mark Twain Museum, the muddy Mississippi, Hill Street and bluff-top vistas. All part of Hannibal today as they were when Samuel Clemens lived there.
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Featured on October 4th, 2007edition was a picture from 1938 showing firefighters on the Alton riverfront testing out a new fire engine. They used the Mighty Mississippi as as a water source to check out the pumper. Click here and take-a-look .."back in river time." |
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I ran across a panoramic picture of the Clark Bridge while it was under construction in 1993. Looks like the old lock might still be in place, the Melvin Price Lock and Dam can be seen in the distance....And..... it was before the Alton Marina was built.
Click here go to the Altonweb and to take-a-look back in river history.
Click here to read more about both of the "Clark Bridges" on the altonweb.com |
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In Response To Message 655
~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~ Name: Bob M (RFMIR@SBCGLOBAL.NET) Date:
Sat 20 Oct 2007 11:20:12 PM EDT
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Click here to read the River Rage news article in the Riverfront Times
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Monday... 22 Boatober 2007
One Million Visitors Strong!
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River Picture Of The Day
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We were anchored out in Sun Tan Slough one hot lazy afternoon during the 1st weekend in August when I persuaded these beauties to pose for a picture for RiverBills.com.
The Girls of Sun Tan Slough !
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I think this place really grabs your attention when you pass by. Another house with a view !
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The article above was in the weekend edition. Thought I would leave it in today's edition too. Bill |
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According to this weeks report for the St. Louis area........A couple of weeks of cooler evenings and bright sunny days have started to bring the fall colors out in the St. Louis Region.
Click here for this week's "Fall Colors" forecast. |
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A lot car break-ins took place on the lot early in 2007 and then it was closed for a time. After a while Trailnet put a guard on duty during the weekends and charged motorists $3.00 to park. That program ends on the 28th of this month and the lot will be closed again, except for special events on the bridge. Trailnet is not sure what will happen next year. It's a funding issue.
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According to the article this should be a good season for duck hunters because the breeding ground production for mallards and gadwalls was slightly higher this year.
Goose reproduction was a little higher than last year also and local numbers are plentiful, but they are not easy to kill because they know where to go to avoid being killed.
Click here to read the news article on STLtoday.com. |
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The new fuel has a 10% ethanol content and attracts greater amounts of water. Also, when the fuel remains in the gas tank over a long period of time it "phase separates." That means the E-10 ethanol forms into two separate solutions that will cause the engine not to run and internal engine damage can occur.
Click here to go to the Con Trios website and read the article. |
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Click here and check it out on myspacetv.com |
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Featured on October 17th, 2007edition was a picture from 1968 of workers at the Grafton Boat Works launching a jet powered patrol boat headed for Vietnam. Click here and take-a-look .."back in river time." |
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Click here for more information from the Historic Bridges Of The US website |
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For more information go to the Missouri Department of Revenue - Motor Fuel Tax website at |
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In Response To Message 655
~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~ Name: Bob M (RFMIR@SBCGLOBAL.NET) Date:
Sat 20 Oct 2007 11:20:12 PM EDT
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The Weekend Report... 19, 20, 21 Boatober 2007
One Million Visitors Strong! Updated Sunday at 12:01 AM |
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River
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Updated Sunday at 12:01 AM
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River
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Updated Saturday At 9:15 AM
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River
Pictures Of The Day |
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Hi Bill,
"If you are lucky enough to be on the river, your lucky enough."
RiverBill says...Thanks for sharing your pictures ! We have certainly enjoyed an extended Summer this year.
Your "Riverism"
"If you are lucky enough to be on the river, your lucky enough."
will grace the top of RiverBill's web page for a while ! |
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Updated Sunday at 12:01 AM
Captain Robert Cope, of the boat Slow Ride, sent this one in and I think its a really good shot of the bluffs, the river road, the blue sky and the blue water. Its worth putting in a frame.
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Updated Friday at 5:30
RiverBill says........Incredible pictures !
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The grand prize for Best Chili, as voted by the taste testers, went to Kathy who is pictured here (on the left) along with Ron, Gary and Sue.
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Updated Sunday At 12:01 AM
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Updated Sunday At 12:10 AM
Date:
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:11:54 -0400 Thanks!
It really was an interesting shot
and that y'all would appreciate it. I'll keep an eye
out for more. Yep, you were right on about us and Sea Fox;
we are in Oriental, NC tonight (35 degrees North) and the
Insurance co dictates that we stay above it till Nov 1. We
were in a long line of some 20 vessels today, some 18 of
them were sailboats strung out like wagons across the
prarie--a really remarkable sight! |
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Updated Friday At 4:45 PM
Happy Birthday...Happy Birthday....Happy Birthday |
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Updated Friday At 2:00 PM
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The Heron The Mark Twain Riverboat out of Hannibal, Mo
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If you dream it, I can build it. If you break it, I can fix it......Click here |
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The founder , George Knight Budd, arrived in St. Louis by the river aboard a steamer in 1835. After seeing the thriving commerce on Mississippi riverfront, he decided to settle in St. Louis !
In 1850 the river was the source of a disaster that spared the bank. Not a flood ! A fire that aboard a steamer on the St. Louis riverfront started a blaze that destroyed much of the city. The fire took more than 400 buildings and 23 steamers, but it spared the Boatmen's building ! It was left standing in the middle of the ashes of the structures around it.
Click here to go to the Missouri History website. Click here to read more about the history of Boatman's |
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Featured on October 3rd, 2007 was a postcard from the early 1900's with an aerial picture of small summer resort named Chautauqua. The resort was located on the banks of the Mississippi River and featured a spring-fed pool, a great view and swimming and boating in the Mississippi River. Visitors got there by train or steamboat. Click here and take-a-look .."back in river time." |
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In Response To Message 655
~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~ Name: Bob M (RFMIR@SBCGLOBAL.NET) Date:
Sat 20 Oct 2007 11:20:12 PM EDT
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The Sharks Band is playing the tunes Saturday night at the Yacht Club of St. Louis after the Con Trios Yacht Club's Fall Cruise ! John
Biando, of Sharkey's fame, will be there with the band. A little
re-union. Music starts at 8pm Saturday, October 20th |
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Trivia
is now on the third Thursday of each month only. 10/18/07 WINTER HOURS WILL BE OPEN WEDNESDAY THRU SUNDAY UNTIL APRIL 1ST
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Thirsty Thursday 18th Day of Boatober 2007
One Million Visitors Strong! |
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River Picture Of The Day |
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RiverBill, Quite a study in contrasts in Norfolk Harbor. We are starting our trek South, headed back to the Bahamas.
Very impressive Battleship Row that has more carriers than I thought we had !!
RiverBill says...Good to hear from you Milt. Thanks for the picture and have a safe trip. Enjoy ! |
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Happy Birthday Chuck Berry 81 years old today ! (2007)
Thanks for all the great music! And
Click here to go to the ChuckBerry.com website for a picture of Ol' Chuck in his River Captain's Hat playing the guitar and singing his rock and roll.
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Photo By Jay Haefele
The replica ship arrived at the Alton Marina on Tuesday and will be open for tours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until Oct. 29. Go to the check-in tent at the east end of the main marina parking to board the Nina..
Click here for another news story from the on-line Alton Telegraph dated 10-16-07 with a good picture of the Nina on the river with the Melvin Price Dam in the background. |
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Just a short news article, but I was surprised to see it in covered in a Terra Haute news publication. Click here to read the on-line news story. |
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Trivia is now on the
third Thursday of each month only. 10/18/07
WINTER HOURS WILL BE OPEN WEDNESDAY THRU SUNDAY UNTIL APRIL 1ST
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1000 Riverlands Way
Click here and Take-A-Look ! |
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Click here for more information form the Wikipedia Encyclopedia. |
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IN RESPONSE TO MESSAGE # 647 ~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~
Name:
Mark Roebke (meroebke@sbcglobal.net)
Mark
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A Commentary--------- Dated 10-04-07 about the 175-square-mile American Bottom area in the Metro East. It was an ancient riverbed and the commentary is about the problems with the aging levee system that protects its principal cities of East St. Louis, Granite City and Cahokia from the flood waters of the Mississippi River. There is also an interesting bit of information about a stolen flood gate. Yes! ... someone stole a floodgate........ it had to be replaced with rocks and sand during the 1993 flood.
Click here and read this news commentary on STLtoday.com |
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The Sharks Band is playing the tunes Saturday night at the Yacht Club of St. Louis after the Con Trios Yacht Club's Fall Cruise ! John
Biando, of Sharkey's fame, will be there with the band. A little re-union. Music starts at 8pm Saturday, October 20th
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Wednesday.. 17th Day of Boatober 2007
One Million Visitors Strong !
Updated At 10:20AM |
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Are from Suzy Stolle of the boat "Workin Overtime" |
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Robert wrote in his e-mail; "These pics were taken at the Dardeene chute side of Isl. 521 on the way home Saturday night. It seams someone brought a projector TV, and set up the screen right there on the beach. Now that's livin right. " Robert also noted in his e-mail that its "Larry The Cable Guy" that these folks are watching on the tube.
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Updated At 10:20AM
Trivia is now on the
third Thursday of each month only. 10/18/07 |
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The Sharks Band is playing the tunes Saturday night at the Yacht Club of St. Louis after the Con Trios Yacht Club's Fall Cruise ! John
Biando, of Sharkey's fame, will be there with the band. A little re-union. Music starts at 8pm Saturday, October 20th |
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Fill out the on-line quote form for a fast, friendly insurance rate quote for your boat.. |
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Bill,
RiverBill says...I agree with Tom ! |
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Chat with boaters from Hannibal, Mo. ........Find out what's going on up-river. |
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The island is owned by the Missouri Department of Conservation and is located on the Missouri River just south of the I-70 bridge. The plans include adding 3 miles of trails to the island for public use. To make access easier for the public..... a parking lot will be built near the Juvenile Justice Center and a path will be built off of the Katy Trail to the island. The news article also mentions a project in the works to build housing, restaurants, shops and a marina along the Missouri riverfront. . |
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The report faults the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to coordinate efforts among the states to manage the water quality of the river and for a "patchwork monitoring" system that makes it difficult to evaluate the health of the river. The article describes a significant problem for the Mississippi River....farm fertilizer runoff that is choking this great river and its tributaries with nitrate pollutents as it flows to the Gulf of Mexico where it feeds a "dead zone" of oxygen-impaired water the size of New Jersey. The panel recommends that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
speed up efforts to promote cooperation among the states
and push for limits on nutrient pollution. Click here to go to STLtoday.com and read the article. |
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Featured on October 6 , 2007 was a picture of the River Packet "Spread Eagle" a sister ship to yesterdays picture of the excursion steamer ....Golden Eagle .Click here to go to the on-line Alton Telegraph for a look ! |
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IN RESPONSE TO MESSAGE # 647 ~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~
Name:
Mark Roebke (meroebke@sbcglobal.net)
Mark
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Click here and take-a-look !
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Tuesday.. 16th Day of Boatober 2007
One Million Visitors Strong !
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River Picture Of The Day |
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Bill, This is a picture of Alton, the Clark bridge and the Melvin Price lock and dam. I snapped this last Tuesday as I flew to Richmond Virginia.
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Robert wrote:
Bill:
This last Sat, there were 2 larger sailboats zig zaging their way up river and up wind. The whole concept of driving a boat into the wind and the current without a throttle has always intrigued me, but, i guess that's how it all started. One of these days, I may learn true seamanship.
Robert Cope
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Delta Queen
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According to a news article in the on-line St. Louis Post Dispatch, the 80 year old Delta Queen will stop traveling America's rivers with overnight passengers after November 2008.
She was built in 1926 with a wooden superstructure built on a steel hull. Due to safety issues the United States Coast Guard has prohibited ships with wooden superstructures from sailing the high seas. Congress has always granted the Delta Queen an exception to the law, but this past Summer they declined to extend it. The Queen's current exception to the law is due to expire in November of 2008 and after that the steamship will no longer be allowed to carry overnight passengers.
So.... say good by to this true piece of American history the next time you see her pass through the St. Louis area.....Say good by to the last original steamboat still offering overnight cruises in America !
Click here to go to the STLtoday.com and read the news article. |
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A friend of mine, Ron Hering, who boats out of Woodland sent me an email about the coming change in rules for discharging grey water. Many of us are already aware of this but I noticed there are no Representatives from Missouri or Illinois listed as co-sponsors of the bill to exempt recreational boats. Posted an update on our website as follows:
Following is from Boat U.S. website on Government Affairs:
"For the last several months, BoatUS has been working to fight the developing EPA discharge permit for “normal operational discharges”, including grey water, deck wash, and engine cooling water from all vessels. Unless there is a change in the court decision, or legislation is passed, this permit system will require that boaters in the U.S. apply and pay for a discharge permit for each of their boats to operate after September 30, 2007." Here is a link to the latest information on the Boat U. S. website: http://www.boatus.com/gov/
Darryll
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Click
here to read more about the Spirit of LaSalle in
STLtoday.com.
Click here to go to the Spirit of LaSalle website.
The excursion boat will be in the Grafton / Alton, IL area from October 4th through October 28th. |
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Featured on Aug 10, 2007 was a picture of some fisherman relaxing under a shade tree on the Alton Riverfront in June 1946 while the excursion steamer Golden Eagle heads up-river. Click here and take a look back in time. ~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~ A bit of info on the Golden Eagle Excursion boat The Golden Eagle Club was founded in St. Louis in 1942 and it's members were required to have taken a ride on the “Golden Eagle.” Oddly enough the packet boat hit an obstacle and sank during a Golden Eagle Club excursion on May 18, 1947. The club continued to meet
after the boat sank and it's members went on to form the Golden Eagle
Museum, dedicated to documenting and preserving the history of river transportation. Source .....http://www.semo.edu/news/index_6127.htm |
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IN RESPONSE TO MESSAGE # 647 ~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~
Name:
Mark Roebke (meroebke@sbcglobal.net)
Mark
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Monday.. 15th Day of Boatober 2007
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It wil be in the harbor at Grafton Marina starting on Wednesday, October 17th
and is scheduled to stay through Sunday,
October 28. The Nina replica ship is coming to the Alton Marina down the
Illinois River from Peoria. Click here to read a news article in the Alton Telegraph about the history of the ship. |
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Look at the blue sky and the blue River contrasting the oranges and yellows of the changing leaves around the bluffs that seem to go forever. Greg also sent another very good pic of the
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According to the MDC website, the trees in the in the St. Louis area are showing a little more color now, but are still "lagging behind" compared to past seasons. Click here for this week's "Fall Colors" forecast. |
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Cruises will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21,
and from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. The cost is $29 per
person. Advanced reservations are required. To make
reservations call (618) 465-6676. Click here to go to their website |
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Capt’n Jack’s ….....Friday, 26 Oct …Prizes Kinder’s ...............….Saturday, 27 Oct The
Rotten Apple..... Saturday,
27 Oct Click
here
Pallisades….No
Party Cedar
Hill….No Party
Keep your anchor right here ! We will have more Halloween Party Info as it becomes available
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Click here to view a picture from the On-line Alton Telegraph taken July 22 during the flood of 1993 of a house in the City of Grafton, IL. |
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Name:
John DiFatta and Pat DiFatta (jdifatta2@yahoo.com)
Love, John and Pat
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The Strange, Strange Tale of the The U.S.S. Inaugural ------ Published March 7, 2007 in the Riverfront Times. It's an interesting story written around the 40 millimeter gun that once graced the deck on the minesweeper. This historical article contains a lot of interesting information about the about the life and times of the USS Inaugural....... from it's start as a mine sweeper in World War II, it's life as a tourist attraction on the St. Louis riverfront...and it's after-life as it lays on it's side in a muddy grave on the banks of the Mississippi River.
The USS Inaugural now rests on the bottom of the Mississippi River south of St. Louis. The ship broke loose from it's moorings in downtown St. Louis during the 93 flood, crashed into the Popular Street Bridge and ended up about setting about 20 yards off the Missouri bank of the Mississippi River. Several weeks later it sank into the muddy water. The rusting hull of the ship is still visible today when the river gets low.
Click here for a photo of the Inaugural, from the on-line Wikipedia Encyclopedia, as it rusts away today on the banks of the Mississippi River south of St. Louis.
That is not the end of the story......A 70-year-old salvage operator now holds title to the USS Inaugural and he wants to raise the warship and float it north of downtown St. Louis, where it could become part of an amusement park !
Click here to go to the on-line Riverfront Times and take a few minutes and read the news article.........It's interesting real life River History.
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Welcome To The Weekend !
Fri, Sat & Sun.. 12th, 13th & 14th Day of
Boatober 2007
One Million Visitors Strong !
Updated Sun at 11:20 AM New Classifieds 10,000lb polylift 1986 22' Larson Cruiser 1989 Cobalt Condurre 24' 1986 Boston Whaler |
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River Pictures Of The Day Saturday |
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Updated Friday AT 4:45PM
Palisades Yacht Club's Asian Carp Fishing Contest
Hi River Bill, |
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River Pictures Of The Day Friday |
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Palisades Yacht Club's Asian Carp Fishing Contest
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Updated Saturday aT 8:30 PM
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Updated Friday AT 4:45PM
Hi Bill,
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Robert wrote in his e-mail: "Went out with my daughter for a bit of a fall cruise, it looks like the trees are starting to turn. Headed towards Alton this time and got swarmed by sailboats." ~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~ |
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Updated Saturday AT 8:30PM
Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine was dedicated at Portage Des Sioux, Mo
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Kampville and the porta potties
RiverBill says....Another great story Rick ! |
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The first "City Class" iron clad ship, the "USS St. Louis", was completed and launched from Eads' shipyard of Carondelet, (St. Louis) Missouri. The ship patrolled the Mississippi River during the Civil War and saw action at the Battle of Mobile Bay. She was sunk July 13, 1863 by a Confederate torpedo. Source: St. Louis' Ships of Iron website http://www.missouricivilwarmuseum.org/1ironclads.htm
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Open House Sunday, Nov 4th........ Noon - 4:00 PM
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Capt’n Jack’s ….....Friday, 26 Oct …Prizes Kinder’s ...............….Saturday, 27 Oct The
Rotten Apple..... Saturday,
27 Oct Click
here Pallisades….No
Party Cedar
Hill….No Party
Keep your anchor right here ! We will have more Halloween Party Info as it becomes available
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Your River Destination...a convenient overnight trip from all St. Louis. Click here |
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Fast Edies, Alton IL......... The Aldermen of the City Of Alton passed an ordinance to vacate Pearl Street between Bozza and East Broadway in a swap with Fast Eddie’s Bon-Air Tavern. Fast Eddie’s plans to construct a new outdoor smoking area...."the Pearl Street section" on the old city street. Click here to read the news story in the on-line Alton Telegraph. |
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Name:
Pat and John DiFatta (pdifatta2@yahoo.com)
Love, John and Pat Click here to go to RiverBill's Message Board |
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The on-line
Alton Telegraph has a video showing the construction crew
on a work barge filling the scour holes at the Melvin Price
Lock and Dam. Click here to view the news video.
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Thursday.. 11th Day of Boatober 2007
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Anchored for a while in '07
Illinois Sunset in July
Phoebe's' first day on the water
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The island, located just south of the I-70 bridge on the Missouri River, may soon get a three-mile loop trail. Users would get to the 160-acre island by crossing a usually dry slough that runs along it's backside..
Approval by state, federal and local officials is being sought. The Missouri Department of Conservation owns the
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The amphitheater is scheduled to be completed next Spring. ....Another river
destination for us boaters ! Click here to read the on-line news article. |
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Open House Sunday, Nov 4th........ Noon - 4:00 PM
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Kitchen hours....Sun - Thur.....11:00AM - 8:00PM Fri & Sat........11:00AM - 9:00PM Sun.................9:00AM - 9:00 PM
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LITTLE JOHN'S MARINE SERVICE |
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Con Trios Yacht Club's website, www.contriosyachtclub.org, has been updated. A few Fall Color Cruise reservations are still available for the October 20th cruise. Go to the website to download the reservation form.
The Hailer Newsletter October 2007 edition is now posted. This is the last edition for our editor of the past three years, Judy Meinershagen. A great big "Thank You" to Judy for doing such an excellent job! Darryll
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Name:
john nagel (poolboypoolboy@yahoo.com)
THANKS john Click here to go to RiverBill's Message Board |
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Autumn Historic Folklife Festival
....Downtown Hannibal, Mo
Consistently draws thousands of visitors and .
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We've Moved Up-River To Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island District, US Army Corps of Engineers
Switched to River Cam 1 today
River Cam 1 Image is refreshed every 60 seconds
Lock and Dam 15 spans the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois. It's 1,203 feet long......and the largest roller dam in the world with eleven roller gates.
Lock and Dam 15 is unusual because it:
Click here for more information about Lock and Dam 15 from the on-line Wikipedia Encyclopedia Click here to go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center website
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Wednesday.. 10th Day of Boatober 2007
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Hey Bill,
Instead of a sundown pic, how about a sunup pic. taken Sunday morning 10/07/07 at Palisades Yacht Club. I'm calling it
Sunday Morning Coming Up.
Keep up all the good work-
Tyler RiverBill says....What A great SunUp picture Tyler ! |
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Barbara wrote in her e-mail;
We went to Cedar Hill yesterday (Saturday) and I took the attached photo. DANG ! What a way to get a new car ! It was found nose down in the water. The brakes had failed and it rolled down the hill and into the marina around 2 PM on 10-8-05.
Bill says........Thanks for the picture Barbara.......I will bet someone is feeling a bit sick to their stomach. ~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~ |
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~ The Floating Islands Master Plan scheme ~ The lid over Interstate 70 ~ Museums and amenities on Arch grounds
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The first day of operation at Melvin Price Lock & Dam located on the Mississippi River at Alton, IL. The construction of the Melvin Price Locks and Dam constituted the first replacement of an original installation of the 9-Foot Channel Project. Source: US Army Corps of Engineers website
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St. Louis, Mo. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District commenced scour hole repair at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Ill., Tuesday, October 2. The contractor Luhr Brothers Inc., of Columbia, Ill., has already successfully filled two holes and placed 4,100 tons of stone of varying sizes. The $1.6 million repair involves placing about 16,000 tons, or about 16 barge loads, of rock into eight scour holes at varying locations along the concrete dam. Repairs will be finished by mid-November. The scour holes, discovered in April during a special periodic inspection of the stilling basin using sonar equipment, do not pose a threat to the Melvin Price Dam or the public but the Corps has moved quickly to repair them to prevent the possibility of them enlarging and deepening, thus leading to more costly repairs in the future. Click here for more photos on the US Army Corps Of Engineers website .~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~ Source: The above news article was reprinted from the US Army Corps Of Engineers website. Information presented on CorpsWeb public web sites is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. |
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Name:
Nick (nj2253@hotmail.com)
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Today the town of Kaskaskia, IL is connected to the mainland of the State of Missouri and is separated from the State of Illinois by the Mighty Mississippi River.
Note: According to the on-line Wikipedia Encyclopedia there were 9 people, 4 households, and 3 families still residing in the village of Kaskaskia, IL in the year 2000.
Source Chicago Tribune & Wikipedia Encyclopedia
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Tuesday.. 9th Day of Boatober 2007
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Darryll wrote:
A couple of boaters from the Yacht Club of St. Louis, where we keep our boat,
decided to put together a "Dock Hop". Angie Tredway & Debbie Hansen started out putting out a few flyers at the club and the idea took off. They had hay wagons to take us from dock to dock where each of the participating boats had food and drink specialties. The party went from about 3 to 9 and then we headed into the club to listen to the Sharks band. The 1st Annual "Dock Hop" was a great success and everyone is already looking forward to the next one. To see some pictures of the event go to: Enjoy, Darryll
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More Lake Ozarks boating incidents reported this past weekend : ( For those interested )
Waterskiing accident / Lake of the Ozarks - 10/07/2007 Location:
Lake Ozark The victim was wakeboarding behind a Malibu runabout. When the operator made a turn the boat accelerated. Witnesses aboard heard the wake-boarder scream and saw her fall off. The wake-boarder struck her face on the board during the fall. She was transported to the hospital, treated and released.
Collision/objects / Lake of the Ozarks - 10/07/2007 Location:
Lake Ozark As a pontoon boat attempted to cross the wake of a cruiser it collided with the 2nd wake causing major damage to the port side of the pontoon boat.....No injuries.
News Release N07070215 2 boat collision / Lake of the Ozarks - 10/07/2007 Location:
Lake Ozark A personal water craft turned into the side of a bass boat. The bass boat sustained minor damages.......no injuries.
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The President has threatened to veto the Act, but some are predicting that he will sign it because of the possibility of a veto override by the Congress. Guess we will have to throw out an anchor and .......wait and see.
The Water Resources Act will fund the construction of new locks on the Illinois and Mississippi rivers in this area.
Information obtained from various news sources.
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The improvements will be made where the levee meets the railroad embankment in hope that Federal Emergency Management Agency will revise its flood maps to show the levee outside the Mississippi River's floodway and make the area eligible for federal flood insurance. Some environmental groups and some Illinois officials are opposed to the development of the business park because it could make flooding worse.
Click here to read the on-line news article.
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Sue Houston Cancer Benefit Yacht Club of St. Louis 105 Lake Village Drive St. Charles, MO 63301
Sunday, October 21, 2007 (Sue’s birthday is October 19th) 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Elvis (Steven Davis) 11 – 11:45 am Music by One Eye Fly Silent Auction 50/50 Raffle Widescreen Football Football Pool Tickets may be purchased for wine tasting, wine, food, & beer. Minimum $10.00 donation per adult at the door. All proceeds to benefit Sue Houston For more information contact Laura at 636-734-7334 or Beth at 636-498-6536 |
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Your River Destination...a convenient overnight trip from all St. Louis. Click here |
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Name:
john nagel (poolboypoolboy@yahoo.com)
THANKS john Click here to go to RiverBill's Message Board |
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I was cruising around on the internet in the weee, hours of the morning. The spotlight was on dim, very dim..... I was sort of searching for river stuff and I ran a-ground on a recipe for a Mississippi Mud Cake that caught my attention. It has an extra special ingredient...Rum ! You'll also need to throw some strong brewed coffee and unsweetened chocolate in the bowl when mixing up this cake.
One reviewer even suggested topping it off with dried
cherries soaked in.....you guessed it....Rum. |
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Monday.. 8th Day of Boatober 2007
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A couple of boating incidents reported this past weekend.
Collision/objects / Mississippi River - 10/05/2007 Location:
Dardenne Slough, ST. Charles, Mo....223 UMR Mile Marker Boat was traveling down-river when it hit a submerged rock dike and took on water.
Capsizing / Lake of the Ozarks - 10/07/2007 Location:
Lake Ozark Subjects were fishing in a bass boat when the boat started taking on water causing it to become unstable and capsize.
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Four amphibious cars in 2 X 2 formation motoring past two large lake boats on anchor. Great colors ...And ....such a contrast in size.
Click here to check out last weekend's edition of RiverBills.com. |
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St. Louis Region: Week four of the fall color season finds the St. Louis Region in much the same status as last week. Nighttime temperatures in the mid to upper 70s and no rain has done little to enhance fall color. The white ash, sassafras, dogwood and sumacs have gained very little of their beautiful red, purple and orange colors that began to appear last week. We are just beginning to see some yellow fall colors beginning to show in green ash, redbud and river birch. Unfortunately, I think most of this change is due to drought rather then natural fall color change. Weather forecasts, however, indicate rain and cooler temperatures, so look for a better report next week.
Click here to go to the Missouri Department of Conservation Fall Color's website. Missouri Department of Conservation foresters update "Fall Color" reports weekly from mid-September through early-November. |
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Club
Midtown....... 1026 E. Seventh St.......A short cab ride
from the marina A re-born landmark restaurant now named Club Midtown will re-open next week as
a modern bar and grill with a dance floor.
Source on-line Alton Telegrapgh.
Click here for map from MapQuest. |
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Home Tour in Saturday & Sunday....October 20
&21...11AM - 4PM A Dutch Colonial, built in the 1890s by a woman who was
very particular about the materials used in it's construction....She rejected
every board with even a knothole in it. The home was leased in
1946 to Lloyd C. Stark who later became governor of the
State of Missouri.
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The reservation form for the Fall Color Cruise on the Spirit of LaSalle is now available on the Con Trios Yacht Club website. This year we will depart from Yacht Club of St. Louis about 3 PM and return about 6 PM on Saturday, October 20th. Yacht Club of St. Louis will have live entertainment for a post cruise party when we return. Capacity is limited so get your reservations in as soon as possible to guarantee your boarding passes for this fun trip. |
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A good reminder for everyone on the river.
Note: The above was the subject and lead-in of an article that Kathy Flippo of Tow Talkin' wrote a few years back. |
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The celebration marked the completion of the 1st phase of transforming the park with completion of things like the a parking lot, restrooms, overlook plaza and more. |
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Name:
RiverGirl (Rivergirl_911@yahoo.com)
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Missouri Rafters Ordered Off The Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Tenn
In a news story dated 26 Sept. 2007......three river rafters, two from Kansas City, Mo and one from California, were stopped U.S. Coast Guard in Vicksburg, Mississippi from continuing their journey down the Mississippi River in late September.
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Girl Swims Xiang River With Hands and Feet Tied
According to a news story on www.FirstCoastNews.com A young girl with hands and feet tied...... swam in a chilly river in southern China for three hours. She swam more than a mile in the Xiang River, traveling with the current, as her father watched. The girl swam the distance by moving like a dolphin and sometimes would paddle with her bound hands.
The girl started swimming as a sport when she was six years old and her
goal is to swim across the English Channel one day.
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The Weekend Report
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
5, 6, 7 of Boatober 2007
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River Pictures Of The Day Sunday Updated Sat AT 5:00 PM |
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What-A-Sunset !
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River Pictures Of The Day Saturday Updated Sat AT 5:10 AM |
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Lots of lights...headlights, street lights, restaurant lights, ferry lights...And it's all topped off by those light reflections on the Mighty Mississippi.
RiverBill says...Great shot George !
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Wedding Announcement !
October 5, 2007
Of the boat "Never Say Never"
Congrats Go Out To Ken & Tracey From The Entire River Crowd May you have many years of happy boating together ! |
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The Rotten Apple Cider House Grafton, IL
Mark
your calendar for the Second Annual Halloween Haunt - Saturday October 27!!!
We had a blast last year - so don't miss round 2! Here's what's in store:
Jack-o-Lantern
Contest
Carve yourself up a masterpiece and come on down. Entries for this contest will be accepted beginning on Wednesday 10/24. Judging is at 4:00pm (and you do not have to be present to win). Candy Buffet in the Dining Room A delightful selection of treats to rot your teeth. Including candy & sweets & SweetPea's homemade cookies. Live Music in the Bar Enjoy the musical talents of Chris Voelker as he entertains inside. Music starts at 6:00pm 'Classic' Movies on the Patio The folks at Riverbender.com will join us again this year with their GIANT screen. Bring somebody's hand to hold, the scary movies start at 7:30pm! Costume Contest Get your thinking cap on & come up with a good one. Judging is at 10:00pm and you must be present to win. Prizes will be awarded for Funniest, Scariest, Best Individual, Best Group & Best Overall costumes! There's always a good time to be had at the Rotten Apple - so come see us whenever you're in our neighborhood! Check out the event calendar at www.amalgamatedbrewing.com!
Rotten
Apple Ciderhouse & Microbrewery
220 West Main Street Grafton, Illinois 62037 618/786-2798 www.amalgamatedbrewing.com |
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Never heard of it you say. That's because it is very rare, but
deadly.... if it gets inside your body. It usually enters the body
through the nose or ears while a person is swimming in freshwater lakes and
rivers that are above 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Once in the body it heads
for the brain where it begins to feed ! This year 6 people died from the amoeba. The good news is that there is cocktail of drugs can that can fight it........if it's identified in time. So people need to consider this if flu-like symptoms or a bad headache occurs after being in a freshwater river or lake with a water temperature over 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Lost white
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Received the following e-mail from the River Industry Bulletin Board website:
Click here to read the ITCS Memo #2604 Check the ITCS website for most current memos |
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The reservation form for the Fall Color Cruise on the Spirit of LaSalle is now available on the Con Trios Yacht Club website. This year we will depart from Yacht Club of St. Louis about 3 PM and return about 6 PM on Saturday, October 20th. Yacht Club of St. Louis will have live entertainment for a post cruise party when we return. Capacity is limited so get your reservations in as soon as possible to guarantee your boarding passes for this fun trip.
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Mark Twain Dig Closes For 2006......... According to a news story in the on-line Hannibal.net, the archaeological dig on Mark Twain's Uncle John Quarles' home site, near Florida, Mo, has closed for this year. This year's findings provided more proof that there was another earlier house on the site. Another "Dig" is planned for next year on "Memorial Day week" and for "next September" pending on funds.
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Capt'n Darryll sent us the following email from Ron and Jane Freeman regarding a change in their son Josh's memorial service.
Updated the Con Trios Yacht Club (www.contriosyachtclub.org) accordingly and added an "Obituaries" page. Web Master Con Trios Yacht Club |
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Thirsty Thursday..... 4th Day of Boatober 2007
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It was an information gathering session with emphasis on ways that the federal government can support local efforts to restore and protect America’s rivers and revitalize river communities and waterfronts.
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Trio member James "Jim" Wigger
passed away on Monday October 1st, 2007 at the age of 78.
Jim boated out of South Shore Marina and has been a member
since 2006. Services will be at
BAUE Funeral and Memorial Center,3950 West Clay, St.
Charles, MO where visitation will be held Thursday, October
4, 2007 4:00-8:00 pm. A Masonic Service will be held on
Thursday 6:30 pm. Graveside Service 1:00 pm Friday at St.
Francois Memorial Park Cemetery, Bonne Terre, MO. Our
condolences go out to Jim's family and to his companion of
the last twenty years, Joyce Jackson.
Click here to read Jim's obituary on STLToday.com
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St. Louis, Mo – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start to repair several scour holes on the upstream side of the Melvin Price Locks and Dam near Alton, Ill., during the first week of October. In April the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District discovered the holes during a special periodic inspection of the stilling basin using sonar equipment. The scour holes were found in the bed of the river upstream of the locks and dam structure by the Corps survey vessel MV Boyer. A more detailed investigation was subsequently conducted by divers using sound imaging equipment from the Corps Engineering Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Miss. The scour holes of various depths were confirmed and the sheet pile cutoff under the dam was deemed to be intact. The Army Corps awarded the Melvin Price Locks and Dam Upstream Protection Scour Rehabilitation Contract to Luhr Brothers Inc. of Columbia, Ill., on September 7. Luhr Bros. Inc. plans to mobilize its equipment on October 1 and begin rock placement that same week. The $1.6 million repair involves the placement of about 16,000 tons, or about 16 barge loads, of rock into eight scour holes at varying locations along the concrete dam. Repairs will conclude in mid-November. During repairs parallel gates to each work site will have to be closed. Work crews need calm water conditions when placing the rock. District engineers and construction staff are working closely with water control managers and the navigation industry to coordinate these efforts. To assist tow
operators, the Motor Vessel Miranda Paige has been
contracted to serve as a helper boat, assisting commercial
tows entering and exiting the upstream end of the locks. A
helper boat is needed because flow conditions will be
altered by the closed dam gates when repairs are taking
place near the lock chambers. Corps officials are working
closely with the U.S. Coast Guard While dams such as the Melvin Price structure do not pose a threat to public safety because they hold back only the relatively shallow navigation pools between dams, they do play a significant role in the nation’s economy. Hence, the Corps expedited design work and the contract award. District experts report that the scoured areas pose no immediate threat to the dam, but if left unattended they could possibly enlarge or deepen which could lead to more costly repairs in the future. Some scouring is expected with permanent structures in the river, such as bridge piers and dams. The design and construction of the Melvin Price Locks and Dam structure accounted for this and incorporated a layer of rock upstream of the edge of the concrete foundation to prevent scouring. It appears that over the last 20 years this rock layer in some areas was eroded by the river’s natural forces. The repair work will not only place rock in the holes but will also fix the top layer with larger rock for added scour resistance. The Corps is also examining options for further enhancing the rock scour protection field upstream to prevent future recurrences. The District is also inspecting for similar problems at other structures on the river. The Melvin Price’s main lock chamber was put into operation October 10, 1989. The lock site is the second busiest on the Mississippi River. It normally conducts about 6,500 lockages each year, moving mover than 70 million tons of commodities up and down the Mississippi River. Editor’s Note: After hours, contact Alan Dooley at 618-719-9039 (cell) or 618-939-5985 (home). The scour holes are not visible but repair operations will be. Please call the Public Affairs Office to arrange visits to the site. Source: http://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/pa/mvs-news/M-PScours.html ~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~ The above news article was reprinted from the US Army Corps Of Engineers website. Information presented on CorpsWeb public web sites is considered public information and may be distributed or copied.
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It's a lake legend and could even possibly be a cousin to the Loch Ness Monster ! And like the Loch Ness Monster, there is no scientific evidence of the existence of the creature, but the sightings continue !
Click here to go to CentralOhio.com and read the news story. Click here to go to the Wikipedia Encyclopedia for more info on Bessie. RiverBill says...You know the Great Lakes are connected to the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers.... (hah) |
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Name: Stephanie Huebner (steph_huebner@hotmail.com)
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Wednesday..... 3rd Day of Boatober 2007
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You can order a: ~ "Fishes Of Missouri" book from this edition. ~ A Department of Conservation .."Natural Events Calendar" ~ A "Where Eagles Soar" video ( For when Larry Demco drops by...hah ! )
There is also a Missouri Hunting and Fishing Calendar in the back of the magazine.
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Former Con Trios Yacht Club
members Ron and Jane Freeman's son, Joshua, passed away on Monday, October 1st. He was working with a company installing a security system at Fort Knox, Tennessee and was found deceased in his bed in his hotel room. Ron and Jane currently live in Springfield, MO but the memorial service for Joshua will be this coming Friday, October 5th, 10:00 a.m. -12:00 noon at Collier's Funeral Home, 3400 N. Lindbergh Blvd. In Bridgeton (St. Louis), Missouri. After the memorial service - around 1:00 or so, family and friends will gather at one of Josh's favorite spots, Lehmann's Landing, 12314 Natural Bridge Rd, St. Louis, 314.739.2344, to celebrate Josh's life. Webmaster Con Trios Yacht Club |
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1. Monday Night Football is being cancelled.
6. Friday night: Karaoke starting at 8pm. Saturday October the 6th, the Sharks Band will be playing starting at 9pm after the Harbor Dock Hop.
More information forthcoming |
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Grafton Lighthouse Dedication Grafton, IL 2:00 PM
A Grafton Lighthouse dedication will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the new Lighthouse Park
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According to an article in the on-line Alton Telegraph the lighthouse’s location has changed. Instead of building it on top of the breakwater rock dike at the Marina, it is being constructed at the foot of Vine Street by the public boat launching ramp.
Click here to read the news story in the Alton Telegraph about the Grafton Lighthouse. ~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~
Call Allen at (618) 786-8210To donate money to the Grafton Lighthouse Fund.
Click here for map from MapQuest
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Name:
PAT and JOHN DIFATTA (pdifatta2@yahoo.com)
John and Pat
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It's still broken ! Below is a picture from the RiverCam on Friday, Sept 7. It's a northbound tow leaving the lock pushing barges up-river !
Web Camera Images at ERDC/CRREL Real-time Images from Lock and Dam 25, Mississippi River near Winfield, Missouri
Click here to go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center website ~~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~ Did You Know ! Take a look at the picture above....And you can tell that the towboat is "pushing" barges by the two masthead lights in a vertical line at the stern of the towboat as described by Rule 24 of the United States Coast Guard's Navigation Rules
RULE 24: A power-driven vessel when pushing ahead or towing alongside, except [in the case of a composite unit / as required by paragraphs (b) and (i) of this Rule], shall exhibit:
Source: Navigation Center, US Coast Guard website http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navrules/rules/Rule24.htm
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Click on it or the link below. The site contains everything you need to know about the rules of navigation: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navrules/rotr_online.htm
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Tuesday..... 2nd Day of Boatober 2007
One Million Visitors Strong !
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River Pictures Of The Day
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RiverBIll says....Great pictures Dave ! |
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Robert wrote:
Bill, I was on the way into the harbor last weekend, and managed to get real close to a blue heron. It just stood there for a good 5 minutes and looked at us looking at him.
Robert Cope
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The New Issue of Heartland Boating is Out........The October edition of Heartland Boating is on the shelf at your local boat store. Check it out This issue has: ~ A 2008 Boat Show Calendar . The St. Charles Boat Show is scheduled for Jan 18 - 20 in 2008. ~ An article about "Staying Connected" to the internet while on your boat. ~ A good article on Fire Prevention. |
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Fill out Bill Mixon's on-line quote form for a fast, friendly insurance quote for rates on your boat.. |
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Con Trios Yacht Club member Scott Hickey's son, Dan Hickey, passed away recently. Services will be held on Tuesday, October 2nd only, at the Jay B. Smith Funeral Home ( www.jaybsmith.com ), 777 Oakwood Drive (at Hwy. 141), Fenton, MO 63026. Telephone # 636-343-0400 Webmaster Con Trios Yacht Club |
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Senator "Kit" Bond was quoted as saying......."We have the votes to override."
Click here to read the news article on STLtoday.com |
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Click here for more information about scour holes from the USGS website |
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The Missouri Department of Conservation has reported an organized colony
of Zebra Mussels has been found in Lake Taneycomo. It's the second
colony to be found in Missouri. The first organized colony of was found
in the Lake of the Ozarks last year |
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Name:
PAT and JOHN DIFATTA (pdifatta2@yahoo.com)
John and Pat
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It's still broken ! Below is a picture from the RiverCam on Saturday, Sept 8. It's raining ...There is a southbound tow in the lock, a couple of guys in a fishing boat waiting to lock through and another southbound tow trying to get lined up !
Web Camera Images at ERDC/CRREL Real-time Images from Lock and Dam 25, Mississippi River near Winfield, Missouri
Click here to go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center website
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What Happens On The River Stays On The River
Unless You see It on RiverBill's ! |
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Oh my...It's Monday Already
Monday..... 1st Day of Boatober 2007
One Million Visitors Strong !
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Magnificent Sunset |
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Frank and Cindy wrote:
Ahoy River
Bill, We pulled up to Enterprise island and was amazed by the new sand bar formed by the dredging of the channel. As we walked the sand bar we could see the America pumping sand and water up onto Iowa Island. Quite an operation!! As we headed down river to Grafton we seen a paddle wheeler docking at the Loading Dock. It was a wonderful looking old boat named The Spirit of Peoria.
So even though the weather wasn't that great the river still provided us with a great
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Nautical Version of RAMS Report |
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According to the MDC website this has been a tough year for trees and will likely be reflected in the fall colors we see. A January ice storm, an April freeze and summer drought conditions will mean patchy color across the state.
Click here for this week's "Fall Colors" forecast. |
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State Lines At The Confluence And At Iowa & Enterprise Islands ------
We showed a map in the weekend edition of the state boundary lines at the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. According to MapQuest, they run through the first chute where the Illinois River flows into the Mississippi River. That means the "Third Chute" or "Mason Chute" is located in Missouri ! See map above.
More FYI.... I got a lot of e-mails about the weekend map so I thought I would expanded it to show Iowa Island and Enterprise Island too. The state line runs on the eastern side of these islands putting them in Calhoun County and the great state of the state of Illinois !
Source: www.mapquest.com |
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Need a Stripper Pole For Your Boat ?
If you are gonna be nauti, you might as well go all the way.............................. Check it out......Capt'n Johnny Hornung sent us the following link: |
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The Mississippi River at St. Louis was above flood stage for 144 days.... between April 1 and September 30, 1993. It was one of the most significant and damaging natural disasters ever to hit the United States.
Source: http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/floods/papers/oh_2/great.htm |
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Cindy Blaylock sent us an e-mail about this picture of guy on a jet ski !
I think he is wearing a thong !
Picture linked from the ForwardedFunnies.com website |
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A couple of boating incidents reported this past weekend in the St. Louis area.
News Release N07070206 Collision/objects / Missouri River -- 09/29/2007
News Release N07070204 Collision/objects / Meramec River- 09/22/2007
Click here to check out the Missouri State Water Patrol website |
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They want to avoid flood insurance requirements and possible restrictions on development..
Anticipated changes to the flood map would affect more than 59,000 households
and an estimated 4,000 businesses.
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Name:
Darryll and Maureen (captainweil@sbcglobal.net)
Click here to go to RiverBill's Message Board |
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It's still broken ! Below is a picture from the RiverCam on Saturday, Sept 8. It's a southbound tow in the lock with the lock tug in the background
Web Camera Images at ERDC/CRREL Real-time Images from Lock and Dam 25, Mississippi River near Winfield, Missouri
Click here to go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center website
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This website is a bit like the River___a bit muddy and
continually changing !!
Check back often to see what is going on !!!
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Our River Picture and e-mail of the Day..........
Is from John Payne. He snapped a shot of the
Mississippi Queen heading into a full moon Saturday night
as it was passing Kinder's Restaurant.
Ken & Tracey Harting
