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A presentation about Secret History

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Shantyboat Dotty looking good in the early spring sunshine.

Shantyboat Dotty looking good in the early spring sunshine. #Shantyboat…

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The first step in working on a longer Secret History documentary

The first step in working on a longer Secret History…

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People join us aboard the Dotty at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire

People join us aboard the Dotty at the East Bay…

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Please join us at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire

Please join us at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire…

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Visiting one of our local waterways, Elkhorn Slough

Visiting one of our local waterways. Elkhorn Slough is a…

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In Reno, the shantyboat was blocked in so we had to grab a handy forklift to extricate it

In Reno, the shantyboat was blocked in so we had…

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Louisville’s Schnitzelburg neighborhood at Check’s Cafe

Louisville’s Schnitzelburg neighborhood sitting at Check’s Cafe during Karaoke Night.…

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Home finally! After a month and a half on the Ohio River and days on the road it feels amazing to be back home

Home finally! After a month and a half on the…

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Now our boat hangs out in Reno with the burning man kids until the burn

Now our boat hangs out in Reno with the burning…

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Crossing the Great Salt Flats in a storm

Crossing the salt flats this morning. #SaltFlats #RoadTrip #Utah

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Road trip!

Road trip! #hwy80 #roadtrip #nevada #desert

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An undiscovered wildflower wilderness on Hwy 80

Stopped to make dinner at a turnout less than a…

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Feeling cute, might drive later

Rockin PetShop Boys, Ah Ha! And The Bangles as we…

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I love being back in the American West. Something about the way the cool morning air touches your skin

I love being back in the American West. Something about…

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Camping in rural Missouri

Camping at a random turn out in rural Missouri. Hot…

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Mississippi River, baby

Mississippi River, baby. #roadtrip #mississippiriver #stlouis

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We’re trying a new thing called Preventative Maintenance

We’re trying a new thing called Preventative Maintenance. Word is…

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Packing up

Packing up. The total accumulation of a six month exhibition…

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Breaking down the show at the Louisville’s Portland Museum

Breaking down the show at the Louisville’s Portland Museum. #artshow…

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Visitors explore the shantyboat at the Portland Museum

Visitors explore the shantyboat at the Portland Museum (@portlandmuseumky), thanks…

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Reflecting on the journey here at the end of it

Reflecting on the journey here at the end of it.…

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Beautiful day on the Ohio River in Louisville as we make our way up river to take out

Beautiful day on the Ohio River in Louisville as we…

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The beer fairy came to visit us! Thanks, Louisville

The beer fairy came to visit us! Thanks, Louisville. #BeerFairy…

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We love art! Thanks to Piper who made art for our gallery

We love art! Thanks to Piper who made art for…

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More Edward Hopper scenes from around Louisville

More Edward Hopper scenes from around Louisville. #edwardhopper #ohioriver #louisville

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On a beautiful sunny morning this week after a day and night of thundershowers, I interviewed Paul Hassfurder

On a beautiful sunny morning this week after a day…

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Things afoot in Louisville while you are drinking your morning coffee

Things afoot in Louisville down by the river while you…

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Little-known facts about Louisville, Kentucky

Little-known facts: Louisville, Kentucky has more bridges than Hamburg, Germany…

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See you in Louisville at an artist talk and closing reception

See you in Louisville. Join us for an artist talk…

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We call it a Mitch McConnell or a Redneck Russian

We call it a Mitch McConnell or a Redneck Russian,…

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After the river was cleaned up areas that would be unthinkable real estate investments became desirable

After the river was cleaned up in the 1970s, areas…

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Interviewing Paul Hassfurder at Payne Hollow surrounded by butterflies

Interviewing Paul Hassfurder at Payne Hollow surrounded by butterflies. #ohioriver…

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Flowers from the lower garden at Payne Hollow

Flowers from the lower garden at Payne Hollow #flowers #ohioriver…

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Great to spend a few days with Paul Hassfurder who is carrying on Anna and Harlan Hubbard’s legacy at Payne Hollow

Great to spend a few days with Paul Hassfurder who…

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The charming streets of Madison, Indiana

The charming streets of Madison Indiana on an overcast morning.…

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We met the American Queen again near Madison, Indiana

We met the American Queen again near Madison, Indiana. This…

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Welcoming committee in Carrollton, Ky

Yesterday as we passed Carrollton, Ky. a crowd who’d been…

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Harlan Hubbard’s Studio and Prints

If you read Shantyboat, you know that Harlan Hubbard build…

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Good homes will be furnished these helpless children

While we were in new Richmond, Ohio, I interviewed Beth…

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People ask us all the time, “What do you eat?”

People ask us all the time, “What do you eat?”…

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A sad goodbye

Today we dropped Age at Aurora, Indiana where he headed…

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The green rolling lawns of Warsaw, Kentucky and an unexpected encounter

The green rolling lawns of Warsaw, Kentucky. As we came…

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Skipper Benzy going hard in rough water

Skipper Benzy going hard in rough water #ohioriver #roughwater

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Rising Sun, Indiana

A few things: I used to live in Indiana 25…

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On the shantyboat Dotty, even the captain swabs the deck

On the shantyboat Dotty, even the captain swabs the deck.…

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Hmm. Unexpected engine trouble strands us in a backwater

Hmm. Unexpected engine trouble strands us in a backwater. After…

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Ordinary scenes from shantyboat living

Ordinary scenes from shantyboat living: a bath in the river,…

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Shantyboat on the Great Miami

Shantyboat on the Great Miami River under a train bridge.…

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Cincinnati’s Roebling Bridge

If you noticed that it looks similar to the Brooklyn…

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Mystery ship slowly working its way beneath the waves

Mystery ship slowly working its way beneath the waves of…

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Again way to go, Cinci, direct access to the river

Again way to go, Cinci, providing direct access for folks…

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Bar One on a very very short tired bar crawl, O’Malley’s in the Alley

Bar One on a very very short tired bar crawl,…

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Way to use the riverside, Cinci

Way to use the riverside, Cinci. I wonder what was…

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Cincinnati downtown

Cincinnati downtown. #ModelRailroad #NScale #TiltShift #OhioRiver #Cincinnati

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Cincinnati’s purple people eater bridge, a former street car, pedestrian, and wagon bridge

Cincinnati’s purple people eater bridge, a former street car, pedestrian,…

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What’s up Cincinnati? We are in you

What’s up Cincinnati? We are in you. #OhioRiver #Shantyboat #Hooters…

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The Little Miami and the treasure it yields

The Little Miami and the treasure it yields. We imagine…

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Age on watch as we carefully explore the Little Miami River

Age on watch as we carefully explore the Little Miami…

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Age messing about in the jonboat while we are anchored

Age fooling around in the jonboat while we are anchored…

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Like an Edward Hopper painting in real life

Like an Edward Hopper painting in real life. #lifemirrorsartmirrorslife #edwardhopper…

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The entire crew of the shantyboat Dotty for a few hours

The entire crew of the shantyboat Dotty for a few…

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Benzy having a dude seriously with Squirlsey

Benzy having a dude seriously with Squirlsey, who she hasn’t…

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Join us for an open house in New Richmond, Ohio at Skipper‘s River Café

Today, we will be hosting an open house in New…

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What happens when you buy exotic vegetables in rural Ohio?

What happens when you buy exotic vegetables in rural Ohio?…

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Shipmate Benzy arrives in Cincinnati

Shipmate Benzy arrives in Cincinnati to join us in New…

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The Seven Wonders of Portsmouth

Post by honorary shipmate Andrew Feight Shanty Dotty on the…

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It’s noon somewhere. Jeremiah and I hit the river

It’s noon somewhere. Jeremiah and I hit the river in…

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Reading time from Harlan Hubbard’s Payne Hollow

Reading time from Harlan Hubbard’s Payne Hollow dangling my feet…

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Ghost sign in Augusta, Ky. What is Polarine anyway?

Ghost sign in Augusta, Ky. What is Polarine anyway? Our…

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Shantyboat Dotty arrives in Augusta, Kentucky

Shantyboat Dotty arrives in Augusta, Kentucky. #shantyboat #kentucky #ohioriver #augusta

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Scenes from around Ripley, Ohio

Scenes from around Ripley, Ohio The Beebe Chapel CME Church…

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Shipmate Jeremiah offers a sharp salute as he steps ashore

Shipmate Jeremiah offers a sharp salute as he steps ashore…

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Storm coming in at Ripley Boat Club

Storm coming in at Ripley Boat Club #storm #ohioriver #thunderstorm

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The sprawling discussion with Andrew Feight, professor of history at Shawnee State

I had a chance to interview Andrew Feight, professor of…

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Squirlsey riding out rough seas on the Ohio River

Squirlsey riding out rough seas on the Ohio River. #squirrel…

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Jeremiah at the helm and the Kentucky hills in the distance

Jeremiah at the helm and the Kentucky hills in the…

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A reminder of what happens if you’re not ready for the river to drop

A reminder of what happens if you’re not ready when…

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We are underway again, and the river landscape has changed dramatically

After nearly a week in Portsmith, we are underway again,…

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A Pub Crawl in Portsmouth

So we went to Kroger to do a little supply…

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Every morning while we are on the river, we put…

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Further scenes from Portsmouth Ohio

Further scenes from Portsmouth Ohio #OhioRiver #SmallTown #Portsmouth #Walkabout

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Looking at Portsmouth history through flood wall murals

Amazing flood wall murals in Portsmouth by renowned Louisiana artist…

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Tuesday Farmers Market in Portsmouth

Tuesday Farmers Market in Portsmouth #farmersmarket #ohioriver #portsmouth

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Age caught a large Blue Catfish which we turned into dinner

Age caught a large Blue Catfish which we turned into…

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People ask us all the time

People ask all the time #Pooping #BucketShitter #CompostingToilet #Shantyboat #ArtGallery

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Scenes from a Sunday morning walk around Portsmouth

Scenes from a Sunday morning walk around Portsmouth 🌈 #SundayMorning…

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In 1944, artist Harlan Hubbard built a shantyboat on the banks of the Ohio River near Cincinnati

In 1944, artist Harlan Hubbard built a shantyboat on the…

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Dari Creme in Portsmouth OH

Dari Creme in Portsmouth OH #dq #icecream #shakes #softserve #ohio

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The Portsmouth Marina and the Kentucky hills. Where’s Dotty?

The Portsmouth Marina and the Kentucky hills. Where’s Dotty? #shantyboat…

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Who wouldn’t want a luxury home beside the river?

Who wouldn’t want a luxury home beside the river? Historically,…

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Derelict ferry or barge or paddle wheeler or something

Derelict ferry or barge or paddle wheeler or something near…

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Showy sunset in Ironton OH.

Showy sunset in Ironton OH. #shantyboat #sunset #ohioriver #ironton

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People ask us if we swim in the Ohio River

People ask us if we swim in the Ohio River…

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Nancy tracked us down in Ironton, Ohio

Judy, Karen, and Nancy Buell who you may remember from…

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Arrived in Ironton, OH a town people upriver suggested we stop

Arrived in Ironton, OH a town people upriver suggested we…

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Sunset light in Huntington on the Ohio River.

Sunset light in Huntington on the Ohio River. #ohioriver #huntington…

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Bill Martin is the dockmaster at Gallipolis

Bill Martin is the dockmaster at the excellent Gallipolis Boat…

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Spent the day with Bobbette Braxton of the John Gee Black History Center

Spent the day with Bobbette Braxton who told us about…

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Important business in Gallipolis

Important business in Gallipolis. #BeBest #MilwaukeesBest #DockLyfe

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