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Dan's Owners Group

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CalledInSick.com
CaptainWeil.com
RiverBoating
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TheScoundrel.com
NauticalThugz.com

Economics

ShowMeTheMississippi

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Illinois  Boat Safety Course
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AnglersLegacy.org
Catch & Rel Foundation
Eagles on-Line
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Greenway Network
IL Dept of Nat Resources
IL Fishing Message Board
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IL Fishing Laws
Mo Dept Conservation
Mo Conservationist magazine
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Mo. Fishing Report
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Race for the Rivers
Sierra Club – Piasa  Palisades Group
Upper Mississippi River Basin Association
US Fish & Wildlife
USGS.Mo.Water
USGS.IL.Water

Ferries

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River Ferry Map 

Flood Info

FloodSmart.gov
USGS...Flood of 93

Games ..On-line 

The Docking Game

History

Bloody Island -St Louis
Great Steamboat Race 1870
Mississippi River Web Museum
Steamboats.com
The Secret History of the Mississippi’s earliest Locks and Dams

Humor 

BrownsMarina.com
You Might be a River Boater

Laws

Mo Boat Laws- Handbook 
Illinois Boating Laws

Law Enforcement

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IL. Conservation Police

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Boating Links.com
FiberGlassic.com

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Lock & Dams

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LD27 Chain of Rocks
LD26 at Alton
LD25 W infield
LD24 Clarksville
Sea Level vs Dams

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UMR Nav Charts
Pool 26 Photo map

Mark Twain

Hannibal.net

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Pictures - River Parties

HEELS ON THE BEACH DAY
JAMAICA DAZE 2004
JAMAICA DAZE 2005
MARDI GRAS BEACH PARTY
RIVER PICS BY MIKE VITALE  (RIVER FEST 2006)
ROCKIN RIVER EXTRAVAGANZA 2006

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30 Nov 2006  Snowstorm

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Alton, IL
Batchtown, IL
Brussels, IL
Clarksville, Mo
Confluence Point State Park
Elsah, IL
Golden Eagle, IL
Grafton, IL
Grafton, IL Restaurants
Lady of the Rivers
Louisiana, Mo
National Great Rivers Museum
Marquette Monument
Pere Marquette Park
Piasa Bird
Riverbender.com

Two Rivers National 

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Publications

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Boating Magazine
Espirit US Army Corps Eng
Heartland Boating
Mad Mariner
Experience the  Mississippi
Power & Motoryacht Magazine
Powerboat Magazine
Tow Talkin'
Waterways Journal
WhatsUpOnTheRiver.com
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Mo. Watercraft License
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Delta Queen
Heron
Mark Twain RiverBoat
Mississippi Queen
River Explorer 
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MARSEC Definition

The Great Loop 

Greatloop.com

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Sector Upper Mississippi River
Aux - Flotilla 03-04
Aux - Flotillas Division 3
Aux - Flotilla 03-08
Aux - Flotilla 03-13
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Lock &  Dam 15 Cam
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Caribbean &

Florida

Connections

Cona.net 
Sailing Dazzler
OrvBridger.com

 

 

 

 

 

Lets hope the end

 of the flooding is near.

A short boating season 

is very bad for the soul !


Tyler Mitchell           

Palisades Yacht Club    

   

Wednesday... 14 May 2008

 

 Over 1.4 Million Visitors Strong !

Pic of the Day

 

 

    

 

Our Picture and e-mail  of The Day..... is from Captain Greg Sadowski and his crew.  They are off on another boat delivery trip down the Mississippi River...this time they are headed to Delray Beach Florida.

 

 

RiverBill,


Here's a picture of the "Lady Atlantic" as we passed through St. Louis.
Origin - Lacrosse, Wisconsin
Destination - Delray Beach, Florida
Size - 105 x 24 feet
Builder - Skipperliner
USCG inspected 149 Passengers
John Deere propulsion, Caterpillar Gen-sets
Web site - Delraybeachcruises.com
Crew - Greg Sadowski, Dave Kelly, Phil Shults, Ernie Stolze
Next Port - Memphis

 

Greg Sadowski


Dan’s Boats

Family Owned Since 1996!  You’re not just another Sale to Us!

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Yesteryears Picture of the Day

"Let the Sun Shine"

Click on pic to enlarge

 

The River Picture on This Day in 2007 .....  was a golden sunset taken one evening last year from the Golden Eagle Ferry looking up-river towards Two Branch Island.

 

RiverBill says....We haven't seen the sun in days...so I thought I this picture would be a  welcome sight ....Let the sun shine !

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CFeatured Classified of the Day

For Sale.....  1990 265 Invader
   Aft Cabin.  Dealer's personal boat since new.  153 hours,  $14,000 in Dealer Options: Air, Alcohol Electric Stove, 2 Built in 12 Volt Fans, Remote Spotlight, Flat Screen DVD / TV,  12 Volt 110 Refrigerator, Trim Tabs, New Clarion CD Stereo with Remote, Compass, Windshield Wiper, VHF Radio, New Lowrance X102C Color Screen Depth Finder, Transom Shower, Gas S.S. Barbecue Grill, Hot Water Heater, 25 Gallon Fresh Water Tank,  Built in Inverter,  All Canvas,  2 Boat Covers ( 1 for Towing/ 1 for Dock), too many options to list. 454 Mercruiser Bravo Out Drive, S.S Prop and trailer in excellent condition....  

Click on pic above to enlarge

$26,000

Call....Bill at American Boat  314/ 389-8686   or    636 / 394 - 7829

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New Classifieds

       

Click on pic for more info

 

105 LAKE VILLAGE DRIVE * ST. CHARLES *(636) 250- 4435

River Levels / Flood Warnings.........  

 

  The rivers levels are coming back up at Winfield, Grafton and Alton.  

  

Click here for more information for water levels Lock and Dam 25

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Click here for more information for water levels at Grafton

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Click here for more information for water levels at Lock and Dam 26

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   ~ Click here for current Doppler Radar and up-to-date River Levels / forecasts for Winfield, Grafton and Alton Dam 

~ Click here for the Nation Weather Service latest Flood Warning

~ Click here to go to NOAA River Flood Outlook website

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 Active River Stage Map .........     Click here to activate map from NOAA's National Weather Service website then click on gauge location for current river level

 

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What's Going on At The River Restaurants This Weekend

 

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Business Hours....Dinner Specials...Drink Specials..and Who's Playing Where ! 

St. Louis Area Levees .......

 

    St. Louis area levees are in the news all the time right now and they are referred to by name.  If you want to check out exactly where they are located along the rivers the US Army Corps of Engineers website has maps of the levees in the St. Louis area.

 

Click here  for a map of the Illinois Levees in the St. Louis District...

Click here  for a map of the Illinois Levees from Alton to Kaskaskia 

Click here  for a map of the Missouri Levees in the St. Louis District...

RiverBill's May Calendar :     10x 8 for your wall .......       Click here