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Every morning while we are on the river, we put…
A video created by Post-Gazette staff photographer Andrew Rush.
A collaboration between artists Wes Modes and Lauren Kincaid-Filbey
During the California fires we had to flee our home…
Remembering Betty Goins who passed away yesterday. We had the…
Want to support a newly launched series of virtual experiences…
A look at American ethnic cleansing
Shantyboat Dotty looking good in the early spring sunshine. #Shantyboat…
The first step in working on a longer Secret History…
Many of you have told me over the last six…
The Rivers of North America By Zach Klein, Freda MoonContributed…
People join us aboard the Dotty at the East Bay…
Please join us at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire…
Visiting one of our local waterways. Elkhorn Slough is a…
Join Archives & Collections Catalyst, Marla Novo, and Abbott Square…
Armed with a homemade shanty boat and a video camera,…
In Reno, the shantyboat was blocked in so we had…
Louisville’s Schnitzelburg neighborhood sitting at Check’s Cafe during Karaoke Night.…
For local artist Wes Modes, this process of finding and…
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Portsmouth Daily-Timesby Ivy Potter Several artists have made their way…
Home finally! After a month and a half on the…
Now our boat hangs out in Reno with the burning…
Nevada Highways #nevada #roadtrip #tunnels #gointothelight
Crossing the salt flats this morning. #SaltFlats #RoadTrip #Utah
Road trip! #hwy80 #roadtrip #nevada #desert
Stopped to make dinner at a turnout less than a…
Rockin PetShop Boys, Ah Ha! And The Bangles as we…
I love being back in the American West. Something about…
Camping at a random turn out in rural Missouri. Hot…
Mississippi River, baby. #roadtrip #mississippiriver #stlouis
We’re trying a new thing called Preventative Maintenance. Word is…
Packing up. The total accumulation of a six month exhibition…
Breaking down the show at the Louisville’s Portland Museum. #artshow…
Visitors explore the shantyboat at the Portland Museum (@portlandmuseumky), thanks…
Reflecting on the journey here at the end of it.…
Beautiful day on the Ohio River in Louisville as we…
It was humbling to watch the expert at work. The…
Aboard the Belle of Louisville as guests of the ship’s…
The beer fairy came to visit us! Thanks, Louisville. #BeerFairy…
We love art! Thanks to Piper who made art for…
More Edward Hopper scenes from around Louisville. #edwardhopper #ohioriver #louisville
On a beautiful sunny morning this week after a day…
Things afoot in Louisville down by the river while you…
Little-known facts: Louisville, Kentucky has more bridges than Hamburg, Germany…
See you in Louisville. Join us for an artist talk…
We call it a Mitch McConnell or a Redneck Russian,…
After the river was cleaned up in the 1970s, areas…
Interviewing Paul Hassfurder at Payne Hollow surrounded by butterflies. #ohioriver…
Flowers from the lower garden at Payne Hollow #flowers #ohioriver…
Great to spend a few days with Paul Hassfurder who…
The charming streets of Madison Indiana on an overcast morning.…
We met the American Queen again near Madison, Indiana. This…
Yesterday as we passed Carrollton, Ky. a crowd who’d been…
If you read Shantyboat, you know that Harlan Hubbard build…
While we were in new Richmond, Ohio, I interviewed Beth…
People ask us all the time, “What do you eat?”…
Today we dropped Age at Aurora, Indiana where he headed…
The green rolling lawns of Warsaw, Kentucky. As we came…
Skipper Benzy going hard in rough water #ohioriver #roughwater
A few things: I used to live in Indiana 25…
On the shantyboat Dotty, even the captain swabs the deck.…
Hmm. Unexpected engine trouble strands us in a backwater. After…
Ordinary scenes from shantyboat living: a bath in the river,…
Shantyboat on the Great Miami River under a train bridge.…
If you noticed that it looks similar to the Brooklyn…
Mystery ship slowly working its way beneath the waves of…
Again way to go, Cinci, providing direct access for folks…
Bar One on a very very short tired bar crawl,…
Way to use the riverside, Cinci. I wonder what was…
Cincinnati downtown. #ModelRailroad #NScale #TiltShift #OhioRiver #Cincinnati
Cincinnati’s purple people eater bridge, a former street car, pedestrian,…
What’s up Cincinnati? We are in you. #OhioRiver #Shantyboat #Hooters…
The Little Miami and the treasure it yields. We imagine…
Age on watch as we carefully explore the Little Miami…
Age fooling around in the jonboat while we are anchored…
Like an Edward Hopper painting in real life. #lifemirrorsartmirrorslife #edwardhopper…
The entire crew of the shantyboat Dotty for a few…
Benzy having a dude seriously with Squirlsey, who she hasn’t…
Today, we will be hosting an open house in New…
What happens when you buy exotic vegetables in rural Ohio?…
Shipmate Benzy arrives in Cincinnati to join us in New…
Post by honorary shipmate Andrew Feight Shanty Dotty on the…
It’s noon somewhere. Jeremiah and I hit the river in…
Reading time from Harlan Hubbard’s Payne Hollow dangling my feet…
Ghost sign in Augusta, Ky. What is Polarine anyway? Our…
Shantyboat Dotty arrives in Augusta, Kentucky. #shantyboat #kentucky #ohioriver #augusta
Scenes from around Ripley, Ohio The Beebe Chapel CME Church…
Shipmate Jeremiah offers a sharp salute as he steps ashore…
Storm coming in at Ripley Boat Club #storm #ohioriver #thunderstorm
I had a chance to interview Andrew Feight, professor of…
I interviewed the charming and colorful George Hausser while we…
Squirlsey riding out rough seas on the Ohio River. #squirrel…
Jeremiah at the helm and the Kentucky hills in the…
A reminder of what happens if you’re not ready when…
After nearly a week in Portsmith, we are underway again,…
So we went to Kroger to do a little supply…
Further scenes from Portsmouth Ohio #OhioRiver #SmallTown #Portsmouth #Walkabout
Apparently it rains in Southern Ohio. 10 minutes later it…
Amazing flood wall murals in Portsmouth by renowned Louisiana artist…
Tuesday Farmers Market in Portsmouth #farmersmarket #ohioriver #portsmouth
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