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Leaving Hamms |
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China Syndrome |
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High scrap prices make barge graving worthwhile |
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Belle |
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You wonder what her story is... |
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What a pair |
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We saw many bald eagles along the Illinois waterway |
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Been to Havana |
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What more can we say? |
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Peoria ahead |
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The downtown skyline appears in the haze. |
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Again - no marina |
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Conversations with local marina led us to the city dock. |
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Waterfront |
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Peoria has the nicest waterfront we've visited so far. |
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Joe's |
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Lunch was right at our dockside. |
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Spirit |
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Overnight cruises make an interesting concept. |
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Shiloh north bound |
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We met a sailboat headed up-river?? |
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Always working |
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We were constantly reminded that this is a working river! |
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Beardstown dawn |
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We caught up with a convoy and prepare for a dawn departure |
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One of many |
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Hundreds of industries line the waterway. |
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Ferry crossing |
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We encountered 3 ferry crossings on the lower IL river. |
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Heart of Gold |
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One of our convoy waiting in the haze for the lock. |
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Idea river craft |
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This houseboat from Michigan was the ideal way to do the river. |
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Faded Lady |
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She must have been a beauty in her day! |
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Mississippi bluffs |
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We joined the Big Muddy at Grafton, IL. Love Story led the way... |
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Church |
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Fall colors highlighted the river bluffs |
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Our Lady |
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A statue honors the spirit of the river |
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Alton history |
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Alton's past was industry, her future is being built on tourists |
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A reminder |
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This duck hunter limo reminds us it's time to move on |
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