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An ‘Old’ Boat Still Going Strong

Old Boat Column

An ‘Old’ Boat Still Going Strong

October 2, 2023

The question of exactly when a vessel becomes an “old boat” and a fit subject for this column has been addressed before, and it was touched on specifically in the… Read More

Sternwheel Steamer W.M. Rees Became A Prop Towboat Rees and Nolty, maybe on delivery trip in 1913. (U.S. Engineers photo, David Smith collection)

Sternwheel Steamer W.M. Rees Became A Prop Towboat

May 1, 2023

As indicated by several histories of the local area, the construction of boats and river equipment in or near the town of Dubuque, Iowa, dates to the 1850s. A firm… Read More