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Riverboat Resurrection

November 5, 2021

The sternline telegraph has been abuzz in recent days with the exciting news that the steamer Julia Belle Swain was recently towed to a nearby drydock and hauled out for… Read More

Steamboats Traveled Gently On His Mind The steamer Julia Belle Swain at the La Crosse landing. (Keith Norrington collection)

Steamboats Traveled Gently On His Mind

June 28, 2021

The river community recently observed the 20th anniversary of the untimely passing (age 63) of Capt. John Hartford. Born in St. Louis in 1937, Harford (original spelling) attended the Community… Read More