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The Towboat J.J. McViccar The steam towboat J.J. McViccar sunk near Paducah, Ky., in October 1941. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Towboat J.J. McViccar

October 23, 2020

In 1894, as the Howard family prepared to occupy their newly completed 22-room riverside mansion at Jeffersonville, Ind., the shipyard built the towboat Fritz, named for Capt. Fritz Mentor. The… Read More

ERL Celebrates 50 Years Of Success

September 25, 2020

With more than 40 patents, ERL Commercial Marine takes pride in innovating and solving issues for customers. “It’s one of the things that sets us apart,” said Stephen Wilkins, president… Read More

Riverfront Park Designed To ‘Lean In’ To Climate Change

A map shows Origin Park’s location in relation to the Indiana cities of Clarksville, New Albany and Jeffersonville as well as Louisville, Ky., across the Ohio River. The proposed 600-acre park, designed by its developers to be climate resilient, would stretch along the north riverbank near the Falls of the Ohio and the Big Four pedestrian bridge and wrap around portions of the Ohio River Greenway. (Map courtesy of the River Heritage Conservancy)

Riverfront Park Designed To ‘Lean In’ To Climate Change

September 21, 2020

A riverfront park planned for southern Indiana, just across the Ohio River from Louisville, Ky., is being designed as “climate resilient.” The River Heritage Conservancy is developing the proposed 600-acre… Read More

River Museums Weathering Coronavirus Pandemic Hardships Directional arrows guide the footsteps of a visitor at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa. (Photo courtesy of National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium)

Directional arrows guide the footsteps of a visitor at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa. (Photo courtesy of National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium)

River Museums Weathering Coronavirus Pandemic Hardships

August 21, 2020

Although many of those who work on the river are considered essential workers, and shoreside businesses have begun to slowly reopen under various state guidelines, river museums are still seeing… Read More

Ports Of Indiana Plans Dry Bulk Terminal At Jeffersonville

July 20, 2020

The Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville plans to build a rail shed, pit, tunnel, conveyor and mooring cell to divert dry bulk cargo from rail and truck to barges for export. The… Read More

LST-325 Sails To New Home At Evansville Riverfront LST-325 rounds the Evansville bend of the Ohio River June 13 en route from Inland Marina, where it has been moored since 2005, to a new $3.6 million home along the Evansville, Ind., riverfront. The site was previously home to a casino boat from 1995 to 2017. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

LST-325 rounds the Evansville bend of the Ohio River June 13 en route from Inland Marina, where it has been moored since 2005, to a new $3.6 million home along the Evansville, Ind., riverfront. The site was previously home to a casino boat from 1995 to 2017. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

LST-325 Sails To New Home At Evansville Riverfront

June 19, 2020

Capt. Bob Jornlin, 81, didn’t let a little thing like a six-hour drive keep him from seeing the World War II amphibious ship he once captained dock for the first… Read More

Last PT Boat Prepares For River Mission PTF-26 could leave California as soon as August for a trip first to Ensenada, Mexico, where it will be transported as deck cargo through the Panama Canal and on into the Gulf of Mexico. Known as the last American PT boat, it could arrive on the Ohio River by mid-September. (Photo courtesy of Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation Ltd.)

PTF-26 could leave California as soon as August for a trip first to Ensenada, Mexico, where it will be transported as deck cargo through the Panama Canal and on into the Gulf of Mexico. Known as the last American PT boat, it could arrive on the Ohio River by mid-September. (Photo courtesy of Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation Ltd.)

Last PT Boat Prepares For River Mission

May 22, 2020

The last of the Vietnam War era’s fast patrol boats has new ownership, a continued mission of service and plans for a home port on the Ohio River. The Maritime… Read More

The Steamer City Of Madison The City of Madison, after sinking at its namesake city on June 18, 1894. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Steamer City Of Madison

May 18, 2020

Built for the United States Mail Line in 1882, the sidewheeler City of Madison was constructed at its namesake city on the Ohio River in southern Indiana. The wooden hull… Read More

Burns Harbor Welcomes First International Vessel Of 2020 The mv. Muntgracht delivered 1,650 tons of wind turbine hubs and nacelles from Spain to the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. (Photo courtesy of Ports of Indiana)

The mv. Muntgracht delivered 1,650 tons of wind turbine hubs and nacelles from Spain to the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. (Photo courtesy of Ports of Indiana)

Burns Harbor Welcomes First International Vessel Of 2020

April 19, 2020

The first ocean-going vessel arrived April 13 at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, opening the 2020 international shipping season. Port officials welcomed the mv. Muntgracht, a 466-foot general cargo carrier,… Read More

Power Steering For Steamboats The pilothouse interior of the Str. Gordon C. Greene shows Capt. Billy Noland at the Gardner steering levers, as Capt. Tom Greene and Capt. Jesse Hughes look on in June of 1944. (Keith Norrington collection)

The pilothouse interior of the Str. Gordon C. Greene shows Capt. Billy Noland at the Gardner steering levers, as Capt. Tom Greene and Capt. Jesse Hughes look on in June of 1944. (Keith Norrington collection)

Power Steering For Steamboats

March 23, 2020

My hometown of New Albany, Ind., founded in 1813 along the Ohio River, is widely known by river historians as the birthplace of the famous steamboats Eclipse, Robt. E. Lee… Read More