This week, the Old Boat Column journeys up the Missouri River to the historic river town of Hermann. This scene shows a typical day along the waterfront during the days… Read More
Missouri
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded two grants totaling more than half a million dollars to the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission (SEMORPC) in Perryville, Mo., for two… Read More
The nation’s last authentic overnight steamboat may once again cruise the rivers of America’s heartland and deep south. On November 27, the U.S. House of Representatives reinstated an exemption to… Read More
In 2014, the Booneslick Regional Planning Commission, based in Warrenton, Mo., received a grant from the Economic Development Administration to conduct a study analyzing freight movements through the east central… Read More
American River Transportation Company (ARTCO) christened a new harbor boat November 14 at its landing in St. Louis. Named the mv. Prairie Harvest, it is one of several identical vessels… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved a Coast Guard authorization measure that key supporters said would set a framework for national ballast water discharge rules. Passed by a vote of… Read More
The Kansas City, Mo., we know today is a diverse and populated metropolitan area on the Missouri River, the nation’s longest river that extends from the Rocky Mountains of western… Read More
The Jefferson County (Mo.) Council voted 6-0 with one abstention September 28 to support a river landing and docking station for riverboats in Kimmswick, Mo., with a one-time grant of… Read More
The St. Joseph, Mo., Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the St. Joseph Regional Port Authority’s new storage facility and to welcome the port’s new operator, TransPort… Read More
Heavy rains in the upper Midwest have soaked crops and swelled rivers, slowing the harvest and halting barge traffic on portions of the Upper Mississippi River. According to precipitation maps… Read More
