The River: As a second grader, he stayed glued to the radio for news of the ISLAND QUEEN tragedy
By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune (The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders is sharing the…
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The River: Sometimes there are dreadful and sad memories, especially when the River claims its own
By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune (The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders is sharing the…
The River: Fifty years ago this week, the DELTA QUEEN departs New Orleans; come along for the trip
By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune (The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders is sharing the…
The River: Last river journey for regal Delta Queen: ‘Tied off at Galvez Wharf. End of the Line. Amen.’
By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune (The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders is sharing the…
The River: Recalling the good times and great storytelling of iconic pilot Captain Albert Kelley
By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune (The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders is sharing the…
The River: Agreeable October prompts memories of ‘Licking River Ramble’ and Fredericks Landing
By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune (The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders is sharing the…
The River: Catching up and reporting on sad loss of Cappy Bobby Lischkge, travails of paddlewheelers
By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune (The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders is sharing the…
The River: As a young boy, loving sights, smells and sounds of the river and learning lessons for a lifetime
(The Captain is taking a bit of a break and will be back to his storytelling soon. Meantime we are…
The River: Where to start? With great storytelling and an “in the beginning’ — for a great way of life
(Editor’s note: Captain Don needed a bit of a break to take care of some personal business — and he’ll…
The River: Reeling from news of Hurricane Ida playing havoc with riverboats, worried about friends
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Turning to an old-fashioned journal in the footlocker to spur some rich memories
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: A farewell to Madison Berry, 29, amazing ‘riverlorian’ and riverboat buff, who loved the river
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: The difference a year makes? Now delta variant rages; it’s not over until it’s over for everyone
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: One-hundred-ninety weeks ago, he started with ‘Where do I start?’ — and look at what came of it
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
American Jazz cruise ship finally freed from sandbar in Cumberland River near Lake Barkley after week+
The cruise ship American Jazz that had been stuck on a sandbar in the Cumberland River near Lake Barkley for…
The River: Finding wealth of history, perspective in a stack of faded papers called Breakfast Serial
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: DELTA QUEEN’s paddlewheel must be replaced; that journey will never be forgotten
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Quick-thinking, bravery saved all lives the day Captain Betty turned turtle in the churning water
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Fifty years ago this week, the Delta Queen departed Cincinnati for Nashville — oh, the memories
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: A half-century of steamboat memories, all the experiences, really are just ‘a moment in time’
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Riverboats are coming back like fresh Spring blossoms; still waiting to Save the QUEEN
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Now a Captain and ready to take the Delta Queen and her ‘Kiddie Crew’ on an excursion
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…