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You Might Be A River Boater If : ~ Your wife says "you love this boat more than me". ~ Your first wife said the same thing. ~ Your second wife said the same thing. ~ Your third wife said the same thing...........
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Thurst-day Thursday ....28 June..2007 |
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“Foggy Sunday Morn”
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Click here to read the news article in the on-line Alton Telegraph.
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Temporary river closure on the Illinois River from Mile 116 to Mile 120 due to a downed power line across the channel.
Click here to read the ITCS Memo #2556
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Click here for more information on the Mississippi River Commission website. A link to their website has been added in the left hand column of this page. |
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This issue contains a couple of interesting articles:
The Lewis and Clark Water Trail on the Missouri River stretches from the Iowa boarder all the way to the Mississippi River. Go to www.missouririverwatertrail.org for more information on planning day trips or long voyages on the river in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark.
Protecting Missouri's Waters The zebra mussel was discovered in the Lake of the Ozarks last year ...and "Boaters are critical to the control efforts". The article contains useful tip for the boater to help prevent the spread of this invasive species.
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Click
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He decided that he could wait no longer help and cut off two of his fingertips in order to free himself. Minutes later his future son-in-law arrived with help and tools !
Click here to read the news story on 5ksdk.com
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Experienced Marine Mechanic
Dan’s Boats is hiring an experienced Marine Mechanic. Top Pay, Health Insurance, No Weekends, Yearly Training with the Manufacturers. Would service new and newer boats powered with Volvo and some Mercruisers. Dan’s Boats has a great team of boat enthusiasts and is looking to add a good technician who cares about the people and their boats!
Please contact Dan at 636-970-3267 or come on by the showroom! |
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Wednessssssssday ....27 June..2007 |
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“Who needs enemies when you have friends”
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Greenway Network's Race For The Rivers Date: 08/25/07 For more information Go to ..........http://www.greenwaynetwork.org/events.php?content_id=158
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The Boat at the RiverBend, the floating entertainment complex on the Alton, IL riverfront, opened it's doors for business.
Click here to read the news article about the opening from the the archives of on-line Alton Telegraph. |
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The park is located on the Missouri River side of the levee and extends from the Blanchette Landing boat access to the Bales Area in DuSable Park. Click here to read more about the park in the on-line St. Charles Journal.
Might be a Good Place To Get Away From It All Relax and Watch The River Flow. |
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Experienced Marine Mechanic
Dan’s Boats is hiring an experienced Marine Mechanic. Top Pay, Health Insurance, No Weekends, Yearly Training with the Manufacturers. Would service new and newer boats powered with Volvo and some Mercruisers. Dan’s Boats has a great team of boat enthusiasts and is looking to add a good technician who cares about the people and their boats!
Please contact Dan at 636-970-3267 or come on by the showroom! |
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Click here to read the ITCS Memo #2554
Repairs to the main lock chamber at Melvin Price Lock and Dam have been completed. The lock was reopened to navigation at 2PM 25 June 2007.
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RiverBill says...Let floodplains be floodplains !
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Part Time Cook Wanted–All Shifts. Bar & Grill Featuring Daily Special
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Tuesday ....26 June..2007 |
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Grafton Towboat Festival
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Click here for the news article about the Grafton Towboat Festival on the STLtoday.com website |
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Kinder's new deck all decorated and decked out !
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Jill, Katie Kruze and Amanda
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Contact Laura at laura@dansboats.com or 636-970-3267. This is 100 miles up the Mississippi to Quincy , IL . Dan & I are the commodores this year and we have some fun things planned for all those that participate!
This trip is open to any boater who wants to join!
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Hi Bill, This is BM (Best Man), I am sending this pic of the mystery wedding couple that MOH (Matron of Honor) sent you last week.
It was a great time, as always, on the river.
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The Ministry on the River was established in
1998 and covers an area of the United States that stretches from St. Louis to New Orleans, Pittsburgh to Cairo,
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Click here to read more about the theft on STLtoday.com |
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Bash on The Beach - July 14th - Naples Illinois - 65.5 mile marker BYOB - Food Vendor - Bikini Contest - Limbo Contest - DJ Boat Parade at sunset. Bring a tent and spend the night |
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Experienced Marine Mechanic
Dan’s Boats is hiring an experienced Marine Mechanic. Top Pay, Health Insurance, No Weekends, Yearly Training with the Manufacturers. Would service new and newer boats powered with Volvo and some Mercruisers. Dan’s Boats has a great team of boat enthusiasts and is looking to add a good technician who cares about the people and their boats!
Please contact Dan at 636-970-3267 or come on by the showroom! |
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Upper Ohio River near Ravenswood, W. Va
Bill;
What was this guy doing out on the river at 2 a.m. in a shut out fog with two children on board? The fog was so thick that all of the towboats were tied up. The towboat involved here was shuttling two barges between company docks a few miles apart. It appears the towboat pilot did everything he was supposed. Another newspaper article in the Charleston, W. Va., paper said the pilot blew his whistle like he was supposed to, but the pleasure boater steered right towards the whistle sound. Appears he had no idea whatsoever why the pilot blew the whistle. Another case for requiring licenses to operate pleasure boats.
Click here to read the news story on the Parkersburg News And Sentinel website. Click here to read the news story on Dayton Daily News website. |
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First Coast News reported that a black lab
named Charlie jumped into his owner's car through an open window and somehow knocked the vehicle into
gear, letting it roll down the driveway and into the Pend Oreille
River .
Click here to read the news story on First Coast News out of Jacksonville Florida. |
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Monday ....25 June..2007 |
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River Surfing
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Click here to read more about the festival in the on-line Alton Telegraph |
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Will stop serving food at 8 PM for the fireworks show. |
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Click here for the Mississippi River and scroll down to your favorite fishing area. Click here for the Illinois River and scroll down to your favorite fishing area. For the complete report go to http://www.ifishillinois.org |
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June 22, 1884 in River History The riverboat Montana, the largest stern-wheel steamboat to ever travel the Missouri River, sank across from St. Charles after striking the pier of the railroad bridge. She was a stern-wheeler with a wooden hull built in Pennsylvania in 1879. About 180 feet of the riverboat's hull is still intact today, lying underwater on the St. Louis Side of the Missouri River. Parts of the sunken vessel still surface from time to time when the river level on the Missouri River gets real low. The bow was broken off and has not been located.
Click here for information about the systematic survey and excavation of the wreck that took place in the year 2000 from the St. Charles Steamboat Project website. Click here to read the story about the Montana in National Geographic. Click here for the story in the 2005 news article in USA Today
June 23, 1939 in River History The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was founded in 1939 by an Act of Congress as the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. A volunteer force of men and women created to assist the Coast Guard and the recreational boating public. Re-designated as the Auxiliary in 1941 Click here to read more about the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary on the PRWeb.....Press Release NEWSWIRE web site.
June 25, 1906 In River History U.S. Congress passed bill authorizing construction of MacArthur Bridge spanning the Mississippi River at St. Louis. Click here to read more about the Mac Author Bridge on the Historic Bridges of The United States website
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According to the PBS wesite...... The United States ended at the Mississippi River in 1801 and most Americans lived within 50 miles of the Atlantic Ocean at that time.
Click here to go to the PBS website and read about the film and Lewis and Clark's journey. |
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FRI, SAT, SUN ....22, 23, 24 June..2007 Welcome To The 1st Weekend of Summer ! |
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River Dawg Elvis Hi River Bill....
He lovessssssss the river n boating
and loves playing the sand! Cathy
Kleeschulte
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River Dawgs Mickey and Minnie Mouse
Hi River Bill.... Joe Foust
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The Chocolate River
John wrote::
Hi Bill,
Love your site and visit it every day. We enjoy pool 26 but also boat on the Kaskaskia at New Athens or Evansville, IL. (Close to home) Here are a few pics of my boys having fun on what they call the "chocolate river", they love it.
RiverBill says....I have spent some time boating and fishing on the Kaskaskia River myself when I was a young man growing up in that general area.. Thanks for sending in the pictures John ! |
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Repair work was completed 8 days ahead of schedule. Click here to read the ITCS Memo # 2553
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Read on or check out RiverBill's Upcoming Events page or the What's going on at the river this weekend section for more info |
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Hours:.......Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm....Sunday: 12 pm - 4 pm...Free
Music by the Swings Kings, Dixie Rag, Poor Mountaineers, and Cornet Chop Suey.
Rope throwing contest, river art displays, children’s activities, model boat exhibits and historical and educational displays by the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Corps of Engineers. BBQ, crawfish and shrimp boil..
Click here to go to the GreatRiverRoad.com website for more info about the Towboat Festival. |
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Lloyd Bollinger Sunkist III Yacht Club Of St. Louis
Added a "You Might Be A River Boater If" page to RiverBill's. Click here and check it out ...or ...click on the link in the upper left hand column. |
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Mississippi River (above St. Louis): 80 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on prepared baits; white bass good on minnows; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/21/2007) Missouri River (below New Haven) 76 Degrees, low dingy, catfish good on natural baits; all other species fair (Report made on 6/29/06)
Check out the report for the entire state of Missouri .................go to http://www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/fishrt/ |
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Thursday....21 June..2007. Welcome To Summer ! Today is the first day of Summer. It's the day with the most daylight hours of all of the days the entire year. Enjoy !
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Knee Boarding In Snake Chute
Robert wrote::
My son took this one of my daughter last Saturday back in Snake Chute. It was her first time on a knee board. After about 2 hours of boarding, she sure was sore on Sunday.
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Rick Flier, out of Two Branch Harbor, (not the wrestler) e-mailed me a picture of what he called a redneck bass boat.
A trolling motor, a chair and a battery.
Where is the cooler ?
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Repair work was completed 8 days ahead of schedule. Click here to read the ITCS Memo # 2553
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After 20+ years, a "mystery couple" have decided to tie the "Nautical Knot". Yes, indeed, they are getting hitched right out in front of their Club House in the Dardenne Slough on Sunday, June 24th at approximately 1:00pm. Reverend Gary Meinershagen will be performing the long awaited nuptials, and his wife, Judy, is the Matron of Honor(MOH), and Mike Gilmor is the Best Man (BM). |
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Why You Think You Might Be A River Boater By Captain Dave Bullington of the boat "Whoz Yer Daddy"
River Bill says.....I just had to add a few of my own to the list:
Got
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Down the Mississippi River was a way to go into the Deep South and into plantation
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Source: http://www.historymania.com/american_history/Mississippi_River |
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Established by the American Eagle Foundation....Commemorates the anniversary of the eagle being named as "National Symbol of the United States.
This year, we should have reason for more celebration. The U.S. Department of Interior and the Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to remove the bald eagle from the “endangered” and “threatened” lists of the Endangered Species Act.
Click here to go to the on-line Alton Telegraph and read the news Article. |
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Look At That ....... sunset !
Darryll wrote in his e-mail:
Last weekend was just a chill out one anchored in the cut behind Two Branch island on the Mississippi. Took a few pics but mostly did a whole lot of nothing! It was great. Check out the pics at:
RiverBill says...Great picture Darryll !
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Sherri wrote in her e-mail:
Bill,
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dykes. It's obvious that some of
the boaters can't see them on the water as well as we can see them from the
air. Watch out for
them! Sherri RiverBill says...Thanks for the aerial pictures Sherri....Now we know exactly what this set of dikes look like from the air and their relation to river channel and the river banks. This also shows how they are positioned to keep the main flow of water in the channel. ~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~ |
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"Alcohol Involved in 100 Percent of this Year's Record Number of Fatalities at Lake of the Ozarks" The News Release states that there were seven fatalities on Lake of the Ozarks so far this year. Six of them were drownings and one was from a a boating accident. Alcohol was involved in every one of them. The report states that....."most, if not all, of them could have been prevented had those involved worn life jackets and abstained from alcohol consumption" .........Click here to continue reading the Missouri State Water Patrol News Release N07070073 dated 20070618 |
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Call Phil Carapella........ 314-359- 2423.........The St. Peters REMAX Stars |
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Darryll wrote: Mary Ann Shmidt sent me a couple of pictures of her son David racing at the Creve Coeur Drag Boat Races with his wife Nancy super imposed on it. I thought it was pretty cool and shows what a wife / mother is feeling when the race is being run. Thanks to Mary Ann for the
pics. You can check them out along with more pictures from the Creve Coeur Drag Boat Races by clicking on the "Sports" link on my website: |
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Fill out Bill Mixon's on-line quote form for a fast, friendly insurance quote for rates on your boat.. |
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Open.. Thur 11AM - 7 PM Fri 11AM - 10 PM Sat 11AM - 10 PM Sun 11AM - 9 PM
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One of them was in the Mississippi River, south of the St. Louis area. The body of Terry Brunner, 46-years old, was found late Saturday night near Wittenberg, Mo, in Perry County.
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Sharon Huebner January 16, 1962 - May 4, 2007
Captain Mike Vitale, who hails out of the Duck Club in the cruiser INXS, sent us the following e-mail.
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Missouri River Relief will hold the cleanup event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the old boat ramp next to the Lewis and Clark Boat House and Nature Center in Frontier Park, St. Charles, Mo.
The original cleanup event was first scheduled for May
12 and had to be postponed because of flooding on the Missouri River.
Click here to read the entire news article on STL today.com
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Capt. John Enoch opened a pontoon bridge across the Missouri River at St. Charles. It was destroyed five months later by ice on the river
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Hey Bill,
This dog's name is Coco and I don't know his owners name but he was so freakin cute, I told him I would take his picture and send it to riverbills.com.... our dog cloe owners Tina & Greg Bohrer "Cabo Wabo Dreaming" dog is on your website.... The owners of this dog were so nice and I can not tell you there names. We met them on Iowa Island on Father's Day
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Grounding Mississippi River ----- The Missouri State Water Patrol has issued a News Release, dated 6-13-07, about a boat running a-ground at the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers at Grafton, IL. The boat was heading down the confluence when operator veered to the left because of lights from an on-coming boat and ran 75 to 80- feet up on shore.. Time 10:30 PM
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Capsizing Mississippi River ----- The Missouri State Water Patrol has issued a News Release, dated 6-16-07, about a boat capsizing on the Mississippi River near the 213 UMR mile marker. Boat was going up-stream at about 20 mph when the operator made a wide left turn....... the boat pulled to the right and then rolled onto it's left side. All on board ere thrown into the water.
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Other (Shallow Water Dive At Iowa Island )----- The Missouri State Water Patrol has issued a News Release, dated 6-16-07, about a man jumping off the back of a boat at Iowa Island into shallow water. Upon surfacing he complained about back and neck pain....unable to feel his legs. Time: 8:30 PM Man was air-lifted to St. Johns Hospital.
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The Interstate 70 bridge, that spans the Missouri River at St. Charles, opened. Later named the Blanchette Bridge after the French Canadian fur trader and hunter Louis Blanchette. Louis Blanchette founded the city of St. Charles, the first European settlement along the Missouri River.
Click
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Friday 7-20-07 thru Sunday 7-22-07.... Open to SLPS General Membership only
Starts off on Friday evening with hospitality in the Ruebel Hotel Conference Room. Saturday includes a sightseeing cruise on the Heron out of Piasa Harbor and lunch at the Piasa Harbor Bar and Grill upon our return. A Council Meeting in the Ruebel Hotel Conference Room, Dinner at the Ruebel Hotel Saloon or an eatery of your choice.
Saturday evening includes hospitality in the conference room at the Ruebel Hotel and/or
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Welcome Home Dutch !
Click here to go to Dutch's website ...TheScoundrel.com..... and check out his travel pictures. (last updated May 31) |
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Click here for the Mississippi River and scroll down to your favorite fishing area. Click here for the Illinois River and scroll down to your favorite fishing area. For the complete report go to http://www.ifishillinois.org |
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This is a fundraiser for the The Meeting of the Rivers Foundation...cost
$65.00 The foundation developed and maintains the exhibits at the National Great Rivers Museum. Click here to read more about the event in the on-line Alton Telegraph
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Hey Bill, Thought you might like this as a interesting pic of the day.......
As I walked along the beach on Saturday, I kicked a large "rock" with my toe. Picked it up and immediately realized it was an old pipe. I like to think that one of the early river explorers, or a passenger on a paddle wheeler dropped this overboard long before my grandfather was born. It's made of bone, ivory, or sandstone and looks like at one time had some ornate carving on it.
Robert Cope Slow
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RiverBill says....A friend of mine, Doug Riser, found the following information on "reproductions" of this type of pipe: http://jas-townsend.com/product_info.php?products_id=904 http://www.smoke-fire.com/pottery-2.asp
Thanks for sharing your picture Robert.
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Hosted by STATEAMIND Water Sports & Lake Center Marina..... 5 stops, After Party with Chevy's Fresh Mex, Catered Dinner and Live Music, Door Prizes, and Top Two Poker Hand Prizes. Boat Displays Reservations Required...........Limit 300 Entries Convenient Boat Launch At Eagles Landing Stops include, Capt'n Jacks, Cedar Hill Resort, Kinder's Restaurant, Longshot Saloon. Finish at Lake Center Marina Click here for more information (PDF FIle) |
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Darryll wrote:
Added some more pictures from the Champagne Brunch sent in by Dennis Carroll. http://www.contriosyachtclub.org/gallery/2007_champagne_brunch_dcarroll/
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Flooding took away part of the Old Saint Charles Rock Road, closing the Highway 115
Bridge that crosses the Missouri River at St. Charles. People had to
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Make sure to stop by this Saturday for their Grand Opening Party....Check out the newly remodeled bar and dinning area. One of the Best Views on the river ! |
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The celebration is for one of the Seven Wonders of Illinois......The convergence of the Missouri, Illinois and Mississippi Rivers.
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Captain Jack's Bar & Grill will be sponsoring the "Captain Jack's Rockin on the River". No set route, come find the Red Neck Woman! July 14th leaving Captain Jack's harbor at noonish |
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Mississippi River (above St. Louis): 78 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on prepared baits; flathead catfish fair on live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/14/2007) Missouri River (below New Haven) 70 degrees, rising, muddy; catfish good on
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http://www.photoshow.com/watch/ey2dN8Un Have a great day Terrie Bert The Gulliewash
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Links fixed !
Darryll wrote:
Bill, Some pictures from the Champagne Brunch are up. Click on the "Photo Galleries" link.
Con Trios Yacht Club is helping sponsor the Blessing of the Fleet at Portage des Sioux this year. I have set up a website for it at:
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The Missouri Highway 115 bridge that crossed the Missouri River at St. Charles caught on fire and burned. Sparks from a passing train ignited pigeon nests that were under the floor of the bridge, catching the floor on fire and causing more than $200,000 in damage. The west end of this bridge used to end at Second and Adams Streets in St Charles while he east end of the bridge connected to the St. Charles Rock Road in St. Louis County.
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Proudly Display the American Flag On Your Boat Today ! Go To The United States Power Squadron's Flag Etiquette For Boaters for more info.
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Piasa Park is located on the Great River Road just up-river from Alton, IL. Click here to read the news article in the on-line Alton Telegraph |
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An exert from the article reads:
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Mike & Gill's Tiki Bar
We were idling very slow up-river on Saturday afternoon in my boat around Two Branch Island, taking our time, enjoying the afternoon, looking at the scenery, the houses, the house trailers and other things along the river. A place along the Missouri side of the Mississippi River caught our attention...lots of folks were gathered, cooking, drinking and having fun. The looked like a closed in carport, all outfitted with island decorations, tables, chairs, umbrellas, signs, BBQ pits and more.....quite the setup ! About that time a gentleman at the party came down to the dock and ask us ask us to stop in for a while and meet everyone.... ....So we did !
Mike introduced himself and then welcomed us to "Mike and Gill's Tiki Hut". They had it all there....food, music, a nice island atmosphere, drinks and lots of friends. We got to meet everyone, had a drink, snapped a few pictures, exchanged some river stories, and even got to look at their book of pictures taken by the official photographer...Skull Terry.
Good river people with plenty of hospitality ! Thanks Mike....Thanks
everyone...We really enjoyed our visit.....RiverBill
Who
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Darryll wrote:
Bill, Some pictures from the Champagne Brunch are up. Click on the "Photo Galleries" link.
Con Trios Yacht Club is helping sponsor the Blessing of the Fleet at Portage des Sioux this year. I have set up a website for it at:
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The first highway bridge across the Missouri River between St. Charles and St. Louis County opened.
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Watch out.... a sturgeon can reach a weight of 200 pounds !
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Kathy wrote in this weeks Tow Talkin:
On Thursday the cutest little “houseboat” came down the river. It had tow knees and a bright red working sternwheel. She was built in 1986 by Tucker Marine, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio, for Gordon and Marilyn Tucker of Cincy. The boat is 80 feet by 20 feet 4 inches and has a Perkins 6-354 diesel engine giving 135 horsepower. The Tuckers sold it in 1994 to David Engfer of St. Paul, Minnesota
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It's about pool 26 of the Mississippi River. Pete Tully of Polestar Marina gets quite a few honorable mentions..... along with Sharky's, Captain Jacks, Grafton's Landing, Grafton Ferry, Golden Eagle Ferry...
Sand beaches, parties, nightlife, Missouri Water Patrol and more...all in the
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"VanKirk Sunset "
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"The Columbia "
Dear River Bill,
Sorry for the poor
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Rich wrote n his e-mail;
River
Bill, On June 9th RiverBill's edition you had a segment on the Clarksville sky lift. Here are some pictures of the sky lift taken in the late 60's. The 1st one was taken in 1967 of the lift itself with the Mississippi River in the back ground. The 2nd one was taken in 1969 atop of the look out point with my dad,Lloyd, a.k.a. "POPDORN" and my youngest sister Carol. Last, but not least is again atop lookout point, river in background, my mom, Nancy, and Carol again, 1969. Where was I you ask? Probably locked up in the trunk of the car again.
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A section of the Wabash Railroad Bridge that spans the Missouri River at St. Charles collapsed while a train was crossing the bridge. Eighteen cars plunged into the river.... five died. |
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Bill, Just had to share this with all of you! We had a great weekend on Table Rock Lake with some great wooden boat enthusiasts just like us!! We wanted to share this GREAT experience with all of you.
The boat in the picture on the front page is US! Please read the article. There was approx. 30 boats there from the 30's all the way to the new wooden boat we had the pleasure to go in! Saturday morning we all cruised the lake and had a great lunch at Cedar Lodge. What a sight seeing all the old "woodies" all together.....The local lake people were in total awe at the sight of these
beautiful nostalgic wooden boats as they engulfed upon their beautiful lake. One local told us it was "breathtaking!"
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"Scarlett River "
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Updated Sun at 9:15 AM Our River Picture of the Day from 2005 ---Sunday--- was sent in by Captain Mike Vitale of the cruiser "IN-XS". It's a shot of a few of our.....Girls of Alton Lake........some of the best women in the world !
Mike wrote in his e-mail;
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Since Marty (of www.FOTOU.net) was giving you so much trouble
about River Dawgs, I thought I would send you some River Girl pictures. The first one shows Mike Holaus proving that with plenty of the right, light beer even black socks won't drive off the ladies.
Mike
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Updated Sat at 8:30 AM Our River Picture of the Day from 2005 ---Saturday--- was named
Ominous Clouds
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Our River Picture of the Day from 2005 ---Friday--- was a picture of a person parasailing near Iowa Island. This picture was taken by Robert of the boat "Slow Ride".
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US Congress passed the Motorboat Act. The Motorboat Act of 1910 finally established a creditable boating safety program. The act required boats to be equipped with navigation lights, whistles, fire extinguishers, and life preservers. Although enforcement was still a problem, the number of accidents immediately declined. |
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The entire project is scheduled to be complete by July 3.
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Now serving breakfast on Sundays......... 9AM - 11AM Buffet or order off the menu
Father's Day...Sunday June 17th Bob Hanna playing music on the deck..... 2PM - 6PM |
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Grand Opening / Ribbon Cutting 2:00 Ribbon Cutting 2:30 Ice Carving with shrimp & Crawfish D.A.R.E. Hummer US Coast Guard Aux - Boater Safety Tips 4:00 Missouri State Water Patrol Display 5:30 Meet the Malibu Rum Model & Win Prizes 6:00 Meet the Bud Girls Presented by Krey Distributing 8:00 Live Music with Fred Palmer and the Twilighters
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Mississippi River (above St. Louis): 80 degrees, normal, muddy; channel
catfish fair on prepared baits; flathead fair on live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 6/7/2007) Missouri River (below New Haven) 70 degrees, high, muddy; catfish good on
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It's an e-mail chain originating from a Galen G. Mitchell . Read on !
With great emphasis he said, "If I
Had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river." With even greater emphasis he said, " ! And if I had
All the wine in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river." And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he
Said, "And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
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Dutch is piloting his cruiser "The Scoundrel" .....from St. Louis around the loop. Click on his website link, TheScoundrel.com , in the left hand column of this web page to check for travel updates. |
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Wanted to update you on the activity going on with the ACBS MISSISSIPPI RIVER CHAPTER! The 2nd annual ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC BOAT AND OUTBOARD SHOW IS JUNE 23!! The Mississippi River Chapter has grown by leaps and bounds and we are looking forward to our first event of the year! We are looking forward to seeing everyone on JUNE 23rd at Grafton Harbor to share all the beautiful boats and the antique and classic outboards! Not to mention the great food at Grafton Harbor! |
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Classic Beauties
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Our River Picture of the Day from 2005 ------ was a picture of Colleen sailing her Sunfish on the Mississippi River during the Fall in front of the bluffs near Palisades Harbor.. Colleen is a member of the Boeing Sailing Club and says you can easily spot her sail boat by the colors of the sail.
Powerboat operators remember to practice the "navigation right-of-way" rules when around sailboats and....
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Now serving breakfast on Sundays......... 9AM - 11AM Buffet or order off the menu
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Mon - Fri ..............Serving lunch at 11:00 AM Fri, Sat & Sun...... Serving Lunch & Dinner
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This month's issue has a good article titled.........Don't dump that bait
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Our River Picture of the Day from 2005 ------ was another one of those great pictures by Pat Reid of Crystal Photography. This sunrise is almost post card perfect with the Clark Bridge and the sun rising behind it, the red reflection on the water, a silhouette of a tow passing under the bridge and the dead trees standing in the river in the foreground. What a shot.
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New Hours Wed & Thurs......11AM - 8PM Fri & Sat............11AM - 9PM Sun...................11AM - 8PM During bad weather call first on Wed & Thurs ! |
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Saturday..July 7th Swim Suit Competition Evening Gown Competition Proceeds go to Make A Wish Foundation
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Two nightspots....Rick’s Never Inn Bar and Grille ...and the ....River City Cocktail Lounge are closed . Click here to go to the on-line Alton Telegraph and red this news article. |
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Boating for Life was created to combine our love of boating and our desire to be proactive in the area of cancer research. We are planning our 2nd Annual Boating for Life fundraiser, Labor Day weekend. Our first year was incredible, we raised $6000 and we are looking forward to a bigger and better year. We are now registered with the state of Missouri as a non-profit corporation . This year’s event will benefit the Siteman Cancer Center. The Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, give its patients access to more than 350 clinical trials every year. A clinical trial is one of the final stages of the research process, offering innovative forms of prevention, diagnosis and treatment. They are honored to be the recipient of Boating for Life. |
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Sunday 6-3-07 Illinois River, at 12 mile island. While I was on the river
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Crash". We so nicknamed him because quite frankly any docking or
launching he and his crew could walk away from was a good one. We didn't
really blame him, he was getting rather old and his boating days were getting
fewer in number quickly, but he scared the hell out of us on a regular basis.
The worst scare was as follows: Back then, my wife and I had an old 27'
Bayliner with an aft cabin and no air-conditioning yet. On a
particular 4th of July night, we were on the boat and it was late. The summer
air was like paste and hung on our bodies like a cheap suit. We had been
trying to sleep but couldn't so my wife went up on deck and sat in a chair for
a bit while I stayed below. After a short time I heard my wife knock on the
hatch; "Rick, Captain Crash is coming in" My reply; "That's
nice dear" A few seconds later she tapped again. "He's on
fire" Needless to say I was up on deck in half a tick. Sure enough,
here he came looking like a coal fired locomotive from the 1880's right up the
middle of the harbor. I thought; "surely he's not going to come in like
that", but with his usual aplomb he pulled right into his slip next to us
with a wham that would heel over the Queen Mary 10°.
I grabbed a knife and informed my wife that it is entirely possible that I may
have to cut the ropes and we'll have to continue our delightful sleepless
night elsewhere while we watch our dock burn down! Smoke quickly filled
the area and was so dense we literally could not make out his boat. All we saw
and heard was silhouettes illuminated by his cabin lights moving about
quickly, and muffled voices in the smoke. It looked like an Indian war camp
gone amok. Then, as quick as it started, the smoke cleared away revealing the
vestige of his boat and crew. I suppose the shocked visage of my wife, and me
standing there with a big knife in hand like Davy Crockett ready for a fight
looked as startling to him as well. "Oh, hi -lotta smoke huh"?
was all he could rasp out to me. Then, with a trail of smoke still hanging in
the dense summer air like some kind of nebulous demon, he and his wife and
crew got out, marched up the gang plank, hopped in the car and vanished
into the night! All my wife and I could do is stand there with incredulous
looks on our faces like two cartoon characters that just had a bank safe
dropped on their heads from a second story balcony! Needless to say, there was
to be no sleep that night. I stayed up the rest of the night
watching for some conflagration to rekindle on his wooden boat until the
sun was well up, and my eyes were the color of the Bloody Mary I was now
thinking about, but never occurred, fortunately! As it turns out, the
problem was that he had an ancient marine radio, the kind that took up half of
the dash panel, and it shorted out, igniting the wiring and immediate area
behind it. They simply beat out the fire with their hands and rolled up
cloths. I was amazed at how much smoke had been generated by what had burned.
Not long after that, as an epilogue, the old gent was selling his boat and was
afraid someone would siphon his gas so he pulled off the hose from the gas
filler port. Having then forgotten this, he was going to show the boat to a
prospective customer and proceeded to pour 15 gallons of gas into his bilge!
As you may suspect, his automatic bilge pump was in perfect working order and
commenced to discharge all of it into the harbor! Then as fate would have it,
here came another harbor resident down the gangplank with his obligatory
cigarette hanging out of his mouth. An onrush of panicked boaters ushered him
back up the plank and "de-cigaretted" him, much to his dismay. Every
boat in the harbor contributed their supply of dishwashing soap to the cause
and another calamity was avoided while we all enjoyed a harbor full of bubbles.
And that is why boats and docks need fire extinguishers, and boaters need another drink Rick Sievers
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Click here check it out !
Click here to check today's river levels and local radar
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I received a couple of e-mails today with better information:
Marty Gamache was right there helping out and he was kind enough to share the experience with all of us:
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Tuesday, June 5........11:00AM.....Today Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on June 5th at
the store location in Wentzville. Everybody is welcome to attend and join in
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RiverBill says...Thanks Greg for the great picture ! |
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Sponsored by the St. Charles County Hawg Hunters & the St. Charles City Parks Department
Fountain Lakes Park on Huster Rd. St. Charles, Mo 8:30 AM - Noon Click here for more information |
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Click here for the Mississippi River and scroll down to your favorite fishing area. Click here for the Illinois River and scroll down to your favorite fishing area. For the complete report go to http://www.ifishillinois.org |
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For more info go to http://www.rtracy.com/bridge.htm |
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Click here for more information
Click here to read about "10 Ways to Celebrate National Fishing & Boating Week" |
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Capt'n Darryll, who hails out of the Yacht Club of St. Louis updated his website with the weekend's events.
Darryll wrote in his e-mail:
With the weather being a little iffy on Saturday (our first try at going out
we got poured on before we even got out of the marina) we decided to do a
little "Harbor Hopping" and visit some friends we haven't seen since last
season. Stopped by Gary and Kathleen's dock at Lake Center and as usual a
party was forming! You may remember Gary from the ";Where's Gary" page, seems
his mom in Indiana checks my website to see what her son is up to! Well, after
a few libations, some wonderful food and a "Dock Party", Ken and Aimee invited
all of us on their 410 Sea Ray for a "Sunset Cruise". Great friends, great
food and a great time was had by all. Many thanks to everybody for the
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Back To Work....Monday... 4th of June..2007 |
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Bill,
Despite the weather a bunch of us went on the river above Winfield for a little party. The picture is a beach shot of some brave river rats! It really poured on us for a while, but luckily there was no lightning.
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Click here check it out !
Click here to check today's river levels and local radar
Click here and check out all the boats and camper trailers for sale. |
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Keep your anchor right here for more information as it becomes available. |
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Click here for more information
Click here to read about "10 Ways to Celebrate National Fishing & Boating Week" |
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Click here to read the ITCS Memo #2546 |
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Saturday, Sunday June 9 & 10 ~~~~Creve Coeur Lake Click here for more info on the St. Louis Drag Boat Association website.
Help Cheer On Little John's Motor Sports Racing Team to Victory !
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Ashly Ruf of Little Johns Motorsports was NUMBER ONE
QUALIFIER in THE NINE SECOND CLASS
By the way ... let every one know that Teri Ruf was there to cheer her daughter on in KY. Every thing went well and she had a good time. |
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RiverBills.com had 52,200 unique visitors in the month of May ! The old high was 42,538 set in August 2006.
52,200 unique visitors ! - Up almost 14,495 from the April 2007 numbers - Up 23,435 from the May 2006 numbers. Click here to got the Visitor Stats Chart to see historical data on RiverBill's..
Note: A visitor is counted only when bringing up more than one page and taking no more than 30 minutes between individual pages. |
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Call Phil Carapella........ 314-359- 2423.........The St. Peters REMAX Stars |
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Tuesday, June 5........11:00AM Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on June 5th at
the store location in Wentzville. Everybody is welcome to attend and join in
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Fri, Sat, Sun .... 1st, 2nd 3rd of June..2007 Welcome A Full Moon Weekend Make sure to scroll down and watch the video on Asian Carp ! |
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Hi Bill,
Here's another sunset ...we were heading up the Illinois to anchor in Mason for the night.
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Hi Bill, This pic is of an interesting sunrise between the towers just down from the Yacht Club of St. Louis and above Lake Center Marine.
Enjoy, Capt. Mike of the fishing vessel "Silver Minnow".
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The Pool 26 Poster Boys for National Fishing and Boating Week
Hi Bill, I stayed out an extra day after the holiday weekend and spotted these two wily retired fishermen. They were even pulling one in at the time. You know them Gary and John, always doing something after their retirements. What a life.
Enjoy, Capt. Mike of the fishing vessel "Silver Minnow".
RiverBill says...Thanks for the picture Capt'n Mike. It worked really well with the National Fishing and Boating Week Campaign going on right now. |
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Sherri wrote in her e-mail:
Hey,
Bill,
Seen
Tom & Lou on the river this weekend. They had a twin boat partying
with them. One of these boats are a 1950 and the other is a 1953.
"Oldies but Goodies"!
Thanks Sherri
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I wrote an evasive answer to the reply because I didn't have any data on actual river water temperatures. Well, the head of RiverBill's Research Department, Capt'n GAry Bowers, seen the reply and got his anchor rope all in a knot. He insisted that we could do better and off he went on another research project. Oh Buoy! He contacted the Corps of Engineers and requested some historical water temperature data. You know what ~ he go it! ........All the way back to 2004 for both Winfield and Alton Dams. He plotted the data and began studying it when he noticed that there was a difference in water temperature at the two dams. 4 degrees on average. So we can say that the water warms about one degree for every 10 miles it flows in Alton Pool ! ( Now why is that ? )
So when will the water get warmer ? It is getting warmer each week until a peak temperature is reached sometime in mid - July. It should get to be about 80 degrees if this year is anything like 2004.. What was the average temperature last summer ? The average at Winfield was 77.2 degrees and at Alton it was 80.4 degrees for the months of June, July and August.
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Click here check it out !
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~ ITCS Memo 2545....6/1/07......Sunken barge mile 182 UMR ~ ITCS Memo 2544 ...6/1/07......Salvage operations mile 182 UMR Up-date
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~ ITCS Memo 2543....6/1/07......Melvin Price Lock repair up-date ~ ITCS Memo 2542 ...6/1/07......Safety zone MM 181-182 UMR for salvage operation ~ ITCS Memo 2539....5/28/07....Channel closure Mile 82 UMR for salvage operation
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Take A Few Minutes and Watch This One To See How Bad This Is Getting
Bill: |
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Deadline for making your reservations is this Saturday..June 2nd
Don't Miss this one !
Click here for more information |
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The Fishing Fair will be held this Saturday ( from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) at Pere Marquette State Park.
" Learn how to fish, become a better angler or just have fun during the Two Rivers Family Fishing Fair being held Sat., June 2. The free Two Rivers Family Fishing Fair, held in observance of Illinois Free Fishing Days and National Fishing and Boating Week, will offer fishing fun and educational activities for the entire family." |
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RiverBills.com had 52,200 unique visitors in the month of May !
Thanks to each and every one of you that "Log On" to RiverBill's
The old high was 42,538 set in August 2006. Watch for a new visitor stats chart soon.
Note: A visitor is counted only when bringing up more than one page and taking no more than 30 minutes between individual pages. |
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Click here to view your on-line copy. |
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Other vessels were able to round up 14 of the barges with half an hour. The 15th one struck the McKinley Bridge and sank with a load of corn. The bridge was undamaged. Click here to read the story on STLtoday.com |
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Mississippi River (above St. Louis): 73 degrees, high, muddy; all species slow. (Report made on 5/31/2007) Missouri River (below New Haven) 70 degrees, high, muddy; catfish good on natural baits; all other species fair. (Report made on 5/31/2007)
Check out the report for the entire state of Missouri .................go to http://www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/fishrt/ |
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According to a news article in the PJStar.com......Residents of Bath,
IL, located on the Illinois River between Beardstown and Havana,
celebrated Memorial Day with a tradition more than a century old.. Keep an eye out for them, because some made it as far as Grafton !
Click here to read the news story on PJStar.com |
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