As a 19-year-old, Bretford Wildrick took a job right out of high school as a welder at Iowa Marine & Repair in Keokuk, Iowa. Wildrick, a native of Hamilton, Ill.,… Read More
Features
Stories on some of the unique and colorful people who populate the barge industry. Human-interest articles on companies and individuals who make a difference in people’s lives, all while keeping the boats and barges moving.
A father-son team are showing their values – supporting their family, faith and country – while both working at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis,… Read More
“M’mm Good! M’mm Good!” That’s what Campbell’s soup is: “M’mm M’mm Good!” Anyone remember that commercial? For many of the soups Campbell’s does make, however, “made from scratch” is best. Read More
A traveling exhibit from the prestigious Smithsonian Institution is spending the next few weeks at the River Discovery Center in Paducah, Ky. Titled “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” the exhibit… Read More
The river road through St. Gabriel, La., located on the left descending bank near Mile 200 on the Mississippi River, is a quiet stretch, with plots of farmland dwarfing neighborhoods… Read More
Whiskey aged in a floating rickhouse on the Mississippi River and with a towboat prominently featured on its label has hit the shelves, with a bourbon to follow later this… Read More
November 30 brought the official end to a record-setting Atlantic hurricane season. In all, the 2020 hurricane season ended with a record 30 named storms, topping the previous record of… Read More
When you work on a boat, there are times holidays are unavoidable, and you are away from your family for weeks at a time. The people you work with become… Read More
Here are some of our favorite photos from the pages of The Waterways Journal in 2020: … This content is for 3 Month Trial – Digital Access, 6 Month Digital… Read More
In the top story of 2020, an invisible virus has, to date, caused more than a million and a half deaths worldwide, sickened tens of millions more, overwhelmed the health… Read More