Life is just a Boat Ride

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It's THANKSGIVING

Thursday

24 Nov... 2011

Picture of the Day

LJ & RANDY DOING A LITTLE ROAD TRIP

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Picture of the Day ... was sent to us by Little John of Little John's Motor Sports

Bill,

We took Randy's 38ft. Chris out of the water and put it on my trailer behind his Toyota
We hauled it to my shop to install two brand new 427 Ford Nascar engines

                                             LJ
 

Picture of the Day

Tobe Connelly

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Picture of the Day ... was sent to us by Scott Tiemann who hails out of Two Branch Marina in the boat..... Cloey Shea

It's a picture of Scott's grandson, Tobe, on their last boat ride of the season back in October.

Click here to go to Sharky's website

Yesteryear's Picture of the Day

Yesteryear's Picture of this Day in 2010-----   was sent to us Martha Ifland

http://www.xtremelytropical.com/

Featured Classifieds

For Sale.... 40' Bluewater Sport Cruiser

Description

40' Bluewater Sport Cruiser
   •Year: 1979
   •Current Price: US$ 61,000
   •Located in St. Louis, MO
   •Hull Material: Fiberglass
   •Engine/Fuel Type: Twin Gas
 

    Call Liz or Bill 314 355 6344

    Click here to go to vipyachts.com for more photos and specs

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Navigation Notices ......

To:     ALL MARINERS
From:   Coast Guard Upper Miss
Date: 11/23/11
Subject: RIVER CLOSURE AT MM 183 UMR 5:30PM CST 24NOV11 THROUGH 7AM CST 25NOV11
NAVNOTICE # 2863

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
COAST GUARD COTP SECTOR UMR WILL IMPLEMENT A RIVER CLOSURE AT MM 183UMR FROM 5:30PM CST 24NOV11 THROUGH 7AM CST 25NOV11 TO FACILITATE EMERGENCY DREDGING OPERATIONS.


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Water Patrol Division of Missouri Highway Patrol
 

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Best View of the Bluffs on the River !

Fall Hours Thur thru Sat opening at 2pm & Sun at 11:30am
 

Thursday: $2 Wells & Burger Special
Friday: 1.00 Cans, DJ/Kareoke, Fish & Shrimp Combo Special
Saturday: $10.00 Domestic Buckets         Sunday/Funday: 2.00 Imports

1.50 Bud Light Bottles During Sunday Rams Games

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Mississippi River Near Wapello. Iowa

    Authorities Try To Keep Dredge Spoils Off Farmland........

The Louisia County Board of Supervisors is asking the powers that be for help in settling a disagreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the depositing of dredge spoils.  The Board put together a letter to be sent to Iowa's senators, representatives, Secretary of Agriculture and Governor asking them to put a halt on the Keithsburg Dredge Project.  As part of the project, the Corps would purchase farmland to store dredge spoils, instead of using the spoils to strengthen nearby levees........

        Click here to read this news report from muscatinejournal.com.

 Your Eye on the River

Sharky's On The River WebCam

Mississippi River UMR 222

 Sharky's RiverWebCam uploads a new picture every 6 minutes
Hit refresh to update this live picture

Check it out, go to http://www.sharkysontheriver.com/

Photo gallery and slideshow from the webcam pictures

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RiverBills Two Branch Area WebCam

Mississippi River UMR 231.5

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Photo gallery and slideshow from the webcam pictures

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Polestar Boating Center

    River Weather Station

History for weather station KMOSTCHA4...Polestar Boating Center, St.Charles, MO.. Click here

Tara Point Inn WebCam

1 mile up river from confluence of Mississippi and Illinois Rivers at Grafton, IL

 Webcam uploads a new picture every 6 minutes..Hit refresh to update this live picture

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Captain Darryll Weil installed his mobile webcam at Tara point in on Monday afternoon

What a view !

Mississippi River Near Lake Providence, Louisiana

     Sunken River Barge Re-Floated By Inland Salvage........

Recently, Inland Salvage Inc. battled with high currents on the Mississippi River to re-float a submerged coal barge close to Lake Providence, Louisiana.  Back in March, the barge was fully laden and heading down river when it sank.  Since the barge has been on the river bottom for so long, crews had to dig the wreck out before trying to raise it.  Divers fought with the river currents to rig the barge for its trip to the surface, which was successful........

        Click here to read this news story from msbusiness.com.

Website   http://www.americanboat.net

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River Updates from facebook

GraftonBig Kahuna
We at the Grafton Harbor and Big Kahuna would like to say Thank You for a great year.
The Big Kahuna will close for the season on Dec. 11, 2011.
We will be open tomorrow at 11:00 am for our Pre-Thanksgiving Party and Black Friday Preparations. We will then re-open on Dec. 10, 2011 at 11:00 for the
Grafton Christmas River Walk.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Grafton Harbor
We at the Grafton Harbor and Big Kahuna would like to say Thank You for a great year. The Big Kahuna will close for the season on Dec. 11, 2011.
We will be open tomorrow at 11:00 am for our Pre-Thanksgiving Party and Black Friday Preparations. We will then re-open on Dec. 10, 2011 at 11:00 for the
Grafton Christmas River Walk
 

John's Boat Harbor
Happy Thanksgiving to all the wonderful boaters at John's Boat Harbor. Hope you have a wonderful day. Closed Thurs. but office will be open most of the day on friday.
 

The Longshot Saloon
Wish safe travels and a Happy Thanksgiving to all our extended family and friends!

Port Charles Harbor
TOWING.....We Monitor Channel 16

 

Knight's I-70

Boat & RV Storage

(314) 456- 1386

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River Lovers Unite............   Click here to go to the Riverkeeper website

Last Weekend's Edition of RiverBills

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Missouri Department of Conservation

    Whooping cranes pay rare visit to southwest Missouri

What a hunter thought might be someone in trouble turned out to be a flock of rare birds with 7-foot wingspans.

NEOSHO–Jeff Richards was hunting deer north of Neosho Monday night when he heard what he thought might be an injured hunter calling for help. When he went to investigate, he was amazed to find a pair of whooping cranes.

Whooping cranes are endangered, with fewer than 500 left in the wild. They also are spectacular, with wingspans exceeding 7 feet, white bodies and striking red-black-and-white heads. In addition to being a hunter, Richards apparently is a naturalist, too. He knew immediately what he was seeing and called the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) office in Neosho with the news.

Jeff Cantrell, a conservation education consultant for the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) hurried to the site and was stunned to find an adult crane and a juvenile fitted with a leg band and a radio transmitter. The two birds were feeding contentedly in a crop field amid Canada geese and crows.

“I got to watch them for an hour or so and share the observations with some avid and budding birders in the area,” said Cantrell. “What a wonderful opportunity for everyone. We witnessed lots of fascinating parental behavior, foraging, and some hopping/dancing almost. When they flew off in the mid-morning they finally called for us. It was truly a heart-stirring moment.”

Whooping crane sightings have been a rarity in Missouri for more than a century. MDC has records of two separate sightings of a single bird at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in 1958, a pair in Jackson County in 1970 and another single bird at Stockton Lake in 1996. The most recent sighting was of a group of four to eight whooping cranes mixed in with a flock of sandhill cranes in Bates County in October 2010.

MDC asks that anyone who sees a whooping crane report it to the nearest MDC office.

-Jim Low

The above reprinted from MDC website

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River Networking

RiverBills.com...................................... Click here

Alton Marina........................................ Click here

Alton Motorboat Club...........................  Click here

The Big Kahuna. ................................  Click here 

Cedar Hill Resort.................................. Click here  

Chuters .............................................. Click here  

Con Trios Yacht Club............................ Click here...

Dardenne Slough Harbor Hop................ Click here

Duck Club Yacht Club ......................... Click here

Eagles Landing Marina ........................ Click here

Grafton Harbor ...................................  Click here

Gypsy Rose Pirate Ship .....................  Click here  

John's Boat Harbor ............................  Click here 

Harbor Point Yacht Club .....................  Click here

Kinder's Restaurant ............................. Click here 

Lake Center Marina ............................. Click here 

Longshot Saloon & My River Home........ Click here

North Shore Marina ............................. Click here   

On-Site Marine Services......................  Click here

Palisades Yacht Club........................... Click here

Polestar Boating Center....................... Click here

Port Charles Harbor.............................  Click here

Sundowners Drink.Eat.Boat................   Click here

Sharky's ...........................................   Click here

St. Louis Boat & Sportshow................   Click here 

Two Rivers Marina .............................   Click here

US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis..Click here 

Woodland Marina..................................Click here 

World Wide Marine Training...................Click here

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Mississippi River CAMS

"File Photo" From Lock and Dam 25

Lock and Dam 25....

    US Army Corps of Engineers Camera
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US Army Corps of Engineers