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Almost artistic Delta Queen picture

Posted 09-16-2008 at 02:32 AM by Franz Neumeier
Just discovered a posting at the Field of View blog including a wonderful picture of the Delta Queen, actually a photo that the author manipulated in an artistic way so it almost looks like a painting.
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Delta Queen and Anderson Ferry Boone No. 7

Posted 08-26-2008 at 09:10 PM by Franz Neumeier
As we were chasing the Delta Queen today after she left Cincinnati we were waiting for her at the Anderson Ferry just a few miles downriver from Cincinnati. I'm sure most of you are familiar with Anderson Ferry as they operate another National Historic Landmark, the BOONE NO. 7 paddlewheel ferry from 1935.
Here is a shot of the BOONE NO. 7 with the Delta Queen coming up.
I'll post more pictures of the BOONE soon, but for now enjoy this picture - the old ferry boat is freshly painted...
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The Big Boat, the Small Boat and the Pelican

Posted 08-20-2008 at 10:40 PM by Franz Neumeier
Just back from a wonderful 2-day cruise on the Twilight from LeClaire to Dubuque and back I'd just like to share two pictures with you: One shows the mighty American Queen with the tiny riverboat Twilight on front of her at the riverfront of Dubuque, IA, this morning when the AQ came in early (was scheduled for noon, arrived probably at 7 am or earlier). It took her quite a while to dock as the Twilight and the Celebration Belle both were there not leaving much space for the AQ.

And...
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It All Boils Down to This: Week of August 10-16 and Beyond

Posted 08-18-2008 at 12:53 AM by Jon Tschiggfrie
There is a very real sense of loss that tends to accompany the completion of a personal journey and the subsequent retrospection. Maybe the loss is better described as an inward perception of uselessness or stagnation, rather than regret or grief. But in many ways they feel the same. It is my solemn yet heartrending duty to announce that what you see before you is the last in this blog, “Notes” From the Road. As I will assume that you know, dear reader, I have been spending this summer “traveling...
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Letting Off Some Steam: Weeks of July 20-August 9

Posted 08-11-2008 at 01:15 AM by Jon Tschiggfrie
When I tell people that I’m spending my summer studying steam calliopes, I more often than not am the recipient of a befuddled gaze followed by, “…Oh. What’s a calliope?” I then launch into my oft-rehearsed spiel on describing this glorified maze of plumbing, which earns a response of a semi-satisfied nod which says, “I still have no idea what you are talking about.” Excusing the nod’s clear prepositional transgression, I often refer to circus parades and steamboats, which commonly clears up the...
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