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Huck Finn: One Of The Last Steam-Prop Towboats

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Huck Finn: One Of The Last Steam-Prop Towboats

August 9, 2024

While Dravo had its innovative new diesel prop boats—such as the Wm. Penn and Ductillite—on the drawing boards, the Inland Waterways Corporation (IWC) was engaged in having three prop towboats… Read More

Obituary: Capt. William “Bill” Streckfus

July 23, 2021

Capt. William “Bill” Streckfus, born and raised in New Orleans, the son of Capt. and Mrs. Roy Michael Streckfus and grandson of “The Commodore,” Capt. John Streckfus, who founded the… Read More

A Half Century Ago On The St. Louis Riverfront A panoramic scene of the St. Louis harbor in August 1970. (Keith Norrington collection)

A Half Century Ago On The St. Louis Riverfront

August 10, 2020

This week, the Old Boat Column steps back five decades to August 1970. Prominently in the foreground of this aerial view of St. Louis is the sternwheel dredge Sainte Genevieve,… Read More