Kara Yorkhall and daughter Juliette,3, stepped unto the back deck after chatting with captain/artist Wes Modes who will traveling on the Missississippi for the next three months or so. At the Minnesota Center, gathered on a 1940’s shantyboat on display as part of “A Secret History of American River People” which hails itself as “a journey to discover, present, and connect the lost narratives of river people…”

Kara Yorkhall and daughter Juliette,3, stepped unto the deck after chatting with captain/artist Wes Modes who will traveling on the Missississippi for the next three months or so. At the Minnesota Center, gathered on a 1940’s shantyboat on display as part of “A Secret History of American River People” which hails itself as “a journey to discover, present, and connect the lost narratives of river people…”

Shoni Millard of South Minneapolis with eldest daughter Ayotzin,6, far left and twins Lila and Beni,3.5, on her lap, chatted with captain/artist Wes Modes who will traveling on the Missississippi for the next three months or so. At the Minnesota Center, gathered on a 1940’s shantyboat on display as part of “A Secret History of American River People” which hails itself as “a journey to discover, present, and connect the lost narratives of river people…”