The River: Some short tales about life aboard river steamboats; remembering the people behind them
By Captain Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune The Captain’s Table Yes, I do recall Captain Wagner telling visitors that the…
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The River: Remembering gatherings of Sons & Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen in Marietta, OH
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Living and working closely with a boat crew sometimes meant dreaming the same dreams
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: The John Henry was first boat I owned, but met a sad end; starting a recycling business
By Captain Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune The JOHN HENRY, built in 1937 on the Saginaw River at Bay City,…
The River: Great Skiff Race; an adventure to become rowing champion of the Great Kanawha River
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Hearing from ‘Doc’ Hawley about the murder in the Crew’s Mess on the Delta Queen
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: The DELTA QUEEN hated Volkswagens or the story of a better story that makes a legend
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: An incident at Natchez-Under-the-Hill and the demise of a quiet deckhand who kept to himself
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: The last whistle as the Delta Queen and Capt. Wagner bid farewell to Cincinnati as its home
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Now aboard DELTA QUEEN, mischievous pranks continue; the story of ‘missing’ motorcycle
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: End of the line for the Avalon as she is lovingly transformed into the Belle of Louisville
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Going upstream to Pittsburgh, the city on triangle formed by three rivers, where the Ohio starts
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Taking the AVALON up-river and enjoying the towns and a lot of history along the way
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Time to head back to school, but the river beckoned and college would have to wait
By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune The Fall Semester at Eastern Kentucky State College was within a week of…
The River: The trip upriver to Louisville and the harrowing saga of ‘head man’ Shorty Robinson
By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune Once more the AVALON landed at Paducah but stayed just long enough to…
The River: Plodding upsteam on Mississippi, seeing waste inferno, sights to dazzle the senses and more
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Getting Night Watchman duties, wearing shirt too big, hat too small and missing New Orleans
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: AVALON on the lower regions of the Mississippi and a young man discovers New Orleans
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Heading toward the Gulf, the AVALON offers experiences to prepare a fellow for Captaincy
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Tarzan, Lester, a snake, an ill-conceived prank marked the AVALON’s trip to Bayou Sara
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Steamboating with smelly crew, and provoking fight with little but tough former boxer . . .
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: On Steamer AVALON, amid pleasing clacking and clatter, were colorful characters aplenty
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…