Rooster’s Dogs & Burgers surrounded by hundreds of boats attending a strange boat-in only concert in Northern Mississippi
Rooster's Dogs & Burgers surrounded by hundreds of boats attending…
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Shantyboat out of place at the Grand Harbor on Pickwick Lake
Shantyboat out of place at the grand Harbor on Pickwick…
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Shantyboat in high seas on the Tennessee River [VIDEO]
Shantyboat in high seas on the Tennessee River
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The Alabama countryside is green and lush and textured
The Alabama countryside is green and lush and textured
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Dr. Adrian Nankivell excellent ships mate on a morning johnboat run
Dr. Adrian Nankivell excellent ships mate on a morning johnboat…
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Hazel got scalded when an enormous yacht knocked a pot of boiling water off the stove
Hazel got scalded when an enormous yacht came by close…
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A Butch Anthony joins Jesus in the Jeremiah Daniels Executive Washroom Gallery
A Butch Anthony joins Jesus in the Jeremiah Daniels Executive…
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Captured by pirates!
Captured by pirates! Mark and Rachel board the shantyboat and…
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Tori Bailey of WZZA Soul Radio
We very nearly interviewed Tori Bailey, possibly the busiest person…
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Alabama WHNT: California man lives on a ‘Shanty Boat’ documenting Florence residents
It’s one of the oddest sights you might see on…
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Anita Cobb knows her family history going back before emancipation
Interview with Anita Cobb, who knows her detailed family history…
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Robert Francil, 4th generation fisherman
Interview with Robert Francil, 4th generation Florence commercial fisherman
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Sunset on the Tennessee River
Sunset on the Tennessee River
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Adrian fishes totally legally on the Tennessee River near Florence
Adrian fishes totally legally on the Tennessee River near Florence
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In case it wasn’t clear I’m in the South
In case it wasn't clear I'm in the South
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Looking for a used mandolin
Hey Florence friends: Adrian is looking for a used mandolin…
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Emma Lee Dean-Dykes Troup, openly trans woman in small town Alabama
Interview with Emma Lee Dean-Dyke Troup, openly trans woman in…
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Bob Perry, Chickasaw elder and Annie Perry, knowledgable about the history of the area
Interview with Bob & Annie Perry at Tuscumbia Landing. Bob…
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An interview with artist Butch Anthony literally sitting in Cypress Creek [AUDIO]
An interview with artist Butch Anthony literally sitting in Cypress…
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Butch takes us to the Secret Tuesday Florence Flea Market
Butch takes us to the Secret Tuesday Florence Flea Market
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The Annie out of Lake Wheeler comes to visit us
The Annie out of Lake Wheeler comes to visit us…
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Robert Francil known locally as the fish guy
Robert Francil known locally as the fish guy. The sign…
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Most brilliant idea ever. A used bookstore at the Florence public library
Most brilliant idea ever. A used bookstore at the Florence…
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Shantyboat Dotty near the Old Railroad Bridge in Florence AL
Shantyboat Dotty near the Old Railroad Bridge in Florence AL.…
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Wes Modes at Secret History gallery talk
Wes Modes at Secret History gallery talk. Photo by @christi.britten
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Full house at the Kennedy Douglass Center for the Secret History gallery talk
Full house at the Kennedy Douglass Center for the Secret…
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Kathryn Boyd Rice, 94, regaled us with stories of life in Sheffield AL
Kathryn Boyd Rice, 94, regaled us with stories of life…
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Shanty books at Florence exhibition
Shanty books at Florence exhibition
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One of the last mom and pop stores
After World War II around 1955, my dad got a…
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Sure, but what’s the question?
Sure, but what's the question?
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Visitors at the shantyboat open house
Visitors at the shantyboat open house
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The modesty of southerners: Women hide behind their tablets and phones whenever the shantyboat goes by
The modesty of southerners: Women hide behind their tablets and…
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New ships mate Age and I celebrate his arrival with a shot of Dr Thunders peachy fire whiskey
New ships mate Age and I celebrate his arrival with…
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Susan Stewart’s grandpa was chief clerk on a packet boat around 1910
Susan Stewart's grandpa was chief clerk on a packet boat…
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Secret History shantyboat open house at Florence Harbor Marina
Secret History shantyboat open house at Florence Harbor Marina
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Secret History at the Florence Kennedy Douglass Center for the Arts this weekend
Secret History at the Florence Kennedy Douglass Center for the…
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In a land of mostly dry fountains, Florence got it going on
In a land where the previous generations' civic hardscaping have…
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Join us for a Secret History exhibition at Kennedy Douglass…
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Family Shantyboat Photos
One of the many folks we met in Florence Alabama…
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Times Daily: Telling secrets: California artist gathers river stories from a shanty
Times Daily By Monica Collier For four days, Friday through…
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Zach and Natalie visit us from Huntsville
Zach and Natalie visit us from Huntsville
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Care package from home!
Care package from back home! Thanks, Benzy @communistlesbiandiscoparty
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Old things in the Alabama countryside
Old things in the Alabama countryside
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The Boxcar Cafe in Sheffield. Lots of old history here
The Boxcar Cafe in Sheffield. Lots of old history here
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Welcomed by a whole brood of curious kids in Florence
Welcomed by a whole brood of curious kids in Florence
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Arrived in Florence Alabama
Arrived in Florence Alabama
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Shantyboat Flyby [VIDEO]
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Tennessee River trash pouring out of the mouth of Sweetwater Creek
Tennessee River covered in trash ironically pouring out of the…
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The most curious lock crew we’ve ever encountered at Wilson Lock
The most curious lock crew we've ever encountered at Wilson…
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Tiny tiny shantyboat 93 feet down at the bottom of Wilson Lock and Dam
Tiny tiny shantyboat 93 feet down at the bottom of…
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Florence Courier-Journal: The River’s Life and People
A rustic recreated 1940s shanty boat, a daring river voyage,…
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Wheeler Dam auxiliary lock
Wheeler Dam auxiliary lock
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Lockmaster at Wheeler Dam checking out project postcard
Lockmaster at Wheeler Dam checking out project postcard
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Shantyboat Dotty at sunrise
Shantyboat Dotty at sunrise
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Cara introduced me to the concept of Meat and Two
Cara introduced me to the concept of Meat and 2.…
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When we boated up a creek to this little town, you’ll never believe what happened.
We boated up a creek as close to a nearby…
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Crossing the expanse of Tennessee River lakes often feels endless
Crossing the expanse of Tennessee River lakes often feels endless
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Waiting for the crowds to subside, cocktail hour and dominos with Jeremiah
Waiting for the crowds to subside, cocktail hour and dominos…
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A Morning with Zachary Nelson [AUDIO]
We ran into Zach Nelson while we were docked at…
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In the far away land of Alabama there are electrical outlets in public places
In the far away land of Alabama there are electrical…
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Shantyboat at Brickyard Landing Marina
Shantyboat at Brickyard Landing Marina
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We thought we might fit under the train bridge at Decatur AL [VIDEO]
Train bridge Decatur AL. We thought at first we might…
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Passing the time with the song game on the way to Decatur
Passing the time with the song game on the way…
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Do you know people in Decatur AL we should talk to?
Do you know people in Decatur AL we should talk…
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Cocktail hour! Next on the Shantyboat Guys! [VIDEO]
Cocktail hour! Next on the Shantyboat Guys with @dudicusmaximus
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Thanks to Ditto Landing for hosting us in Huntsville
Thanks to Ditto Landing for hosting us in Huntsville, especially…
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@dudicusmaximus finally noticed the shantyboat head dedication. Three years with the project
@dudicusmaximus finally noticed the shantyboat head dedication. Three years with…
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Apparently we were in USA Today (Thanks Joan Raspo)
Apparently we were in USA Today (Thanks Joan Raspo)
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WAFF Huntsville: Shanty floating down the TN seeking hidden histories of river people [VIDEO]
Get close enough to the Tennessee river, you can hear…
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Here’s @gooddoghazel perched on the side of a cliff at Painted Bluff
Here's @gooddoghazel perched on the side of a cliff at…
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Sonnie Hereford, Civil Rights Pioneer
We were fortunate to be able to talk to Sonnie…
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Chef Forest Wilson and daughter Yasmin who run a vegan & veggie food truck at Lowe Mill in Huntsville
Chef Forest Wilson and daughter Yasmin who run a vegan…
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World War 2 ammunition bunkers and 50s Cold War fallout shelters on Redstone Arsenal
World War 2 ammunition bunkers and 50s Cold War fallout…
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Secret History interviewers interviewed
Secret History interviewers interviewed
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@gooddoghazel is NASAs new spokesmodel. With Saturn V rocket
@gooddoghazel is NASAs new spokesmodel. With Saturn V rocket
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Beautiful Indian Creek in Triana Alabama heavily polluted with DDT from the Redstone Arsenal
Beautiful Indian Creek in Triana Alabama heavily polluted with DDT…
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Nathaniel Chisolm of E&N Good Home Cooking in Triana. His wife Emma is the E in E&N
Nathaniel Chisolm of E&N Good Home Cooking in Triana. His…
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An Interview with the Arsenal Archaeologist
I had the opportunity to interview Ben Hoksbergen, archaeologist for…
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WVLT Knoxville: Shanty boat tours America’s rivers via Knoxville [VIDEO]
It's a hot summer day on Knoxville's Volunteer Landing and…
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In Huntsville? Stop by the Secret History Open House on the shantyboat at Ditto Landing. See the boat, tell us your story, play the banjo. We’ll be here until 7pm
In Huntsville? Stop by the Secret History Open House on…
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Hazel dog hero shot. @gooddoghazel
Hazel dog hero shot. @gooddoghazel
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Most epically scenic interview ever with archeologist Ben Hoksbergen perched on the side of Painted Bluff
Most epically scenic interview ever with archeologist Ben Hoksbergen perched…
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@gooddoghazel near Hobbs Island on Ben Hoksbergen’s boat on our archaeology tour
@gooddoghazel near Hobbs Island on Ben Hoksbergen's boat on our…
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Visitor Nate playing banjo during the shantyboat open house
Visitor Nate playing banjo during the shantyboat open house
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Join us for a Shantyboat Open House! Tue & Wed 3-7pm Ditto Landing Huntsville
Join us for a Shantyboat Open House! Tue & Wed…
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Shantyboat band photo
Shantyboat band photo
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Jeremiah arrives to relieve Ships Mate Cara
Jeremiah arrives to relieve Ships Mate Cara
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5th Ave School, first integrated public school in Alabama in 1963. Now honored with a brand new medical tower
5th Ave School, first integrated public school in Alabama in…
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Site of the Huntsville slave cemetery now honored with medical offices. Last used in 1870. Euphemistically known as “Georgia” in the Black community
Site of the Huntsville slave cemetery now honored with medical…
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UK DailyMail: Could you live on a ‘shantyboat’? Artist calls this tiny homemade floating shack home as he journeys around the Tennessee River
A homemade 'shanty boat' is currently floating down the Tennessee…
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Doris Turner – What does the river mean to you? [VIDEO]
Excerpt from interview with Dorris Turner in Guntersville, Alabama along…
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Have a beater car we can borrow for a few days in Huntsville? Downtown is literally 10’miles from the river
Have a beater car we can borrow for a few…
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Shantyboat arrives in Huntsville Alabama
Shantyboat arrives in Huntsville Alabama
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Cara pilots on a hazy afternoon through high bluffs
Cara pilots on a hazy afternoon through high bluffs
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Guntersville lock behind us after a 35 foot drop
Guntersville lock behind us after a 35 foot drop
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@gooddoghazel outstanding in her field
@gooddoghazel outstanding in her field
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Secret History is front page in the Guntersville Gleam
Secret History is front page in the Guntersville Gleam
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TVA bans new floating homes, but allows existing homes to stay
Since the 1950s, floating homes on the water have been…
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Doris Turner talked to us about her daddy who was a captain on the Guntersville and Huntsville steamboats hauling railroad cars 22 miles to Hobbs Island
Dorris Turner talked to us about her daddy who was…
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Pete Sparks and Larry Smith, both Guntersville historians, told us about the TVA impounding of Lake Guntersvilke, the Civil War and the Cherokee removals
Pete Sparks and Larry Smith, both Guntersville historians, told us…
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