The River: Grizzled Capt. Howard Tate taught me a lesson when he challenged me on the ‘Fool’s Knot’
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 Crack(ed) Crew of the Delta Queen, 1970, and sketches by the self-taught Bob Sikes
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Finding night watchman’s job after college, meeting characters and gathering up stories
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: There are countless steamboats he never worked on — but he would’ve if he could’ve
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Commanding the P.A. DENNY — and telling the stories of the first adventures
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: In between Delta Queen and P.A. DENNY, there was saving historic homes in Covington
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: He hates change — but knows that everything has to change sometime . . .
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Sometimes after a storm and rising water, a riverman has to rescue a lost sawhorse
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: There are rivermen and there are rivermen, then there’s unforgettable steamboatman Ed Smith
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: The most versatile person on a riverboat crew is the deckhand who has quite a toolkit
By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune Perhaps, the most versatile, all-around person on a riverboat crew is the deckhand….
The River: Everyone dreams of a paddlewheeler (and there’s much to love), but know they are work
By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune Everybody thinks they want a paddlewheeler. “They’re so cute,” someone gushed. Or: “When…
The River: How to make a handy rope bumper in less than five minutes; just follow these directions
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Lament of week — flood waters are coming, flood waters are coming, find higher ground
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Plenty of tales to tell in whispered tones — some about how to be rid of troublemakers
By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune “I killed a couple roustabouts,” the old pilot began with no prompting. The…
The River: A boy’s life couldn’t get any better — all that mattered was the river and learning all he could
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: From a young boy terrified of the river to a grown-up who can’t stay away from it
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: As gambling boats go into free-fall in Iowa, Diamond Lady paddles toward uncertainty in Miss.
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: The story starts in 1991 as Vanna White cuts the ribbon opening casino boat gambling. . .
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Whistles have a special place on boats and there are so many stories to tell about them . . .
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Cold? Not until your mustache freezes with a ‘ping’ while working on a riverboat
By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing…
The River: Continuing the River Hop, with great crew of BB’s BELLE OF CINCINNATI and still having fun
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: The story of my journey on the BB Riverboats’ BELLE of CINCINNATI as ‘river historian’
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…