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Friends Plan Pontoon Boat Trip Down Tennessee River

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Friends Plan Pontoon Boat Trip Down Tennessee River

May 26, 2020

Three men plan to promote Tennessee River tourism by taking a pontoon boat down the entire 652 navigable miles of the river beginning Memorial Day Weekend. The men, all long-time… Read More

Historic Boat-Builder’s Journey And Where It Led The replica flatboat Patience moored at the Economy Boat docks in Wood River, Ill.; a member of boat-builder Scott Mandrell’s crew looks on. (Photo courtesy of Scott Mandrell)

The replica flatboat Patience moored at the Economy Boat docks in Wood River, Ill.; a member of boat-builder Scott Mandrell’s crew looks on. (Photo courtesy of Scott Mandrell)

Historic Boat-Builder’s Journey And Where It Led

August 9, 2019

Scott Mandrell’s journey began as a story about boating “back then.” But it turned into a story about the river community today. Mandrell is a native son of Mississippi River… Read More