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The River: The most versatile person on a riverboard crew is the deckhand who has quite a tool kit

April 7, 2024December 1, 20246

By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories…

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The River: (Remembering) riverboat folk yearning to hear the ‘ready whistle’ and engines warming up

March 31, 2024December 1, 20245

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

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The River: The captain hates change, but knew everything had to change sometime . . .

March 24, 2024December 1, 20241

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

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The River: Summers are scorchers on the Upper Mississippi and mayflies add to the misery

March 17, 2024December 1, 20244

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…

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The River: A boy’s life couldn’t get any better; all that mattered was river and learning as much as he could

March 10, 2024December 1, 20241

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…

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The River: Steamboatin’ on the excursion boat AVALON, a tradition dating back to the 1800s

March 3, 2024December 1, 20245

(The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…

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The River: How to make a handy rope bumper in less than five minutes; follow these directions

February 25, 2024December 1, 20241

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…

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The River: Today the refrain is ‘Don’t throw it in the river,’ but it wasn’t always that way

February 18, 2024December 1, 20244

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

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The River: Memories stir like river mud — of Patty Boy, of Camps, of long swims, of new wonders

February 11, 2024December 1, 20245

(The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…

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The River: Revisiting an ill-fated Delta Queen charter that spoiled Super Bowl IV for fancy pants guests

February 4, 2024December 1, 20245

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…

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The River: The Great Flood of 1937 as told aboard the BB Riverboat Belle of Cincinnati in 2018

January 28, 2024December 1, 20243

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…

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The River: There is cold, colder, and coldest — and there will always be days on a riverboat in ice

January 21, 2024December 1, 20243

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…

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The River: Nothing like a good ghost story to keep you warm on a cold winter’s night, so here are some

January 14, 2024December 1, 20244

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…

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The River: The Captain passed a chilly winter day pursuing a mystery — an 1871 steamboat explosion

January 7, 2024December 1, 20244

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

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The River: The story starts in 1991 as Vanna White cuts the ribbon opening casino boat gambling . . .

December 31, 2023December 1, 20244

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…

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The River: A young boy loved the sights, smells, sounds of the river and learned lessons for a lifetime

December 24, 2023December 1, 20247

(The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…

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The River: Whistles have a special place on boats and there are so many stories to tell about them

December 17, 2023December 1, 20247

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…

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The River: Just another adventure for the books as friends and river rats come to the rescue

December 10, 2023December 1, 20247

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…

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The River: Memories of winterizing the steamboats for the season and other historic times on the river

December 3, 2023December 1, 20243

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river…

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The River: Youngsters do find their way to a good life on the river as ‘whispers of the water’ call out

November 26, 2023December 1, 20245

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

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The River: More details on Capt. Sanders’ book ‘River rat to steamboatman, riding ‘magic river spell’ . . .

November 19, 2023December 1, 20242

By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor We’ll get back to our regular The River columns soon, but we want to share…

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The River: Great news for history buffs and river rats — Capt. Sanders’ river columns now a hardback book

November 12, 2023December 1, 202410

By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor A fascinating journey that started for Captain Don Sanders and The Northern Kentucky Tribune began…

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