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Still stuck in Red Bluff. Sad face
Still stuck in Red Bluff. Sad face
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Successful lunch on the Sacramento River
Successful lunch on the Sacramento River
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We are camped under beautiful cooling oaks and sycamores in 135 degree heat 50 feet from the Sac River
We are camped under beautiful cooling oaks and sycamores in…
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Secret History exhibit at the Sacramento History Museum through July
Secret History exhibit at the Sacramento History Museum through July
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Sac River maps arrived at the last minute! So fun to see every little slough, channel, and marina
Sac River maps arrived at the last minute! So fun…
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Important last minute printing tasks. Leave your river story at the Secret History exhibit at the Sacramento History Museum in July
Important last minute printing tasks. Leave your river story at…
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Water spigot! On the shantyboat
Water spigot! On the shantyboat
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3 days and getting there
3 days and getting there
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Jeremiah puts the finishing touches on the new instrument panel
Jeremiah puts the finishing touches on the new instrument panel
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Benzy sews up the meese holes in our screens
Benzy sews up the meese holes in our screens
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Miah wires up our homemade wiring post for gauge panel
Miah wires up our homemade wiring post for gauge panel
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Making big holes in the motor well to bolt on the new motor. @mercurymarine
Making big holes in the motor well to bolt on…
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After years of effort to make sure our motor well was sealed I am cutting a huge hole in it
After years of effort to make sure our motor well…
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Steering: check. Throttle: check. Shift: check. Battery: check. Controls: check. Freddy2 ready for action. @mercurymarine
Steering: check. Throttle: check. Shift: check. Battery: check. Controls: check.…
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Oh nothing much. Just routing cables within Freddy2’s guts
Oh nothing much. Just routing cables within Freddy2's guts
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Making holes in a perfectly good boat with a clever jig
Making holes in a perfectly good boat with a clever…
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James and Wes rewiring (turns out unnecessarily) the new MerController
James and Wes rewiring (turns out unnecessarily) the new MerController
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MerControl2 wired up for new power. Good day of work w Benzy, James & Miah
MerControl2 wired up for new power. Good day of work…
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Setting in supplies thanks to a pretty sweet sponsorship
Setting in supplies thanks to a pretty sweet sponsorship
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Studying up on the new Mercury parts from our Official Engine Provider
Studying up on the new Mercury parts from our Official…
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Dirty, covered in paint and epoxy after a full day of working on the shantyboat
Dirty, covered in paint and epoxy after a full day…
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Miah revarnishes the battered rub rail
Miah revarnishes the battered rub rail
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Benzy works on her thesis among the chaos of shantyboat work
Benzy works on her thesis among the chaos of shantyboat…
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New shantyboat kitchen faucet assembled
New shantyboat kitchen faucet assembled
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We had a problem with the hold doors on the shantyboat always creeping open. Magnets
We had a problem with the hold doors on the…
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Steffan welds plumbing we’re using for the faucet
Steffan welds plumbing we're using for the faucet
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Decommissioning the old MerControl on the shantyboat
Decommissioning the old MerControl on the shantyboat
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The untidy state of the shantyboat between journeys
The untidy state of the shantyboat between journeys
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Not seen the new Secret History trailer yet? Check it out!
Not seen the new Secret History trailer yet? Check it…
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Only 5 days left: $3230 still to go! Great rewards.
Only 5 days left: $3230 still to go! Great rewards.…
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Weird things afoot – cutting into the shelves for a crossbeam to support the extended loft
Weird things afoot - cutting into the shelves for a…
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Yesterday moved half a ton of brush to make room for the shantyboat
Yesterday moved half a ton of brush to make room…
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Wes futzes with the shantyboat electrical system
Wes futzes with the shantyboat electrical system (photo by @dudicusmaximus)
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Another day spent under the decks of the shantyboat-full system shutoff relay
Another day spent under the decks of the shantyboat-full system…
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Miah replaces aging bike tube shelfkeepers. Now stuff won’t rain down on us constantly @dudicusmaximus
Miah replaces aging bike tube shelfkeepers. Now stuff won't rain…
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What is Miah doing on the shantyboat?
What is Miah doing on the shantyboat?
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Only 2 weeks left of the Secret History @Kickstarter &…
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Testing the new shantyboat water system
Testing the new shantyboat water system
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The continuing Surprising Things The Mouse Ate series
The continuing Surprising Things The Mouse Ate series
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Yeah, I guess our mouse visitor really wanted olive oil to go with their other snacks
Yeah, I guess our mouse visitor really wanted olive oil…
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Draining the water tanks to revamp the water system. #secrethistory
Draining the water tanks to revamp the water system. #secrethistory…
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Won’t be sorry at all to see our leaky unreliable hand pump faucet go
Won't be sorry at all to see our leaky unreliable…
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@gooddoghazel watches the Secret History media cabinet
@gooddoghazel watches the Secret History media cabinet
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Shantyboat workday
Shantyboat workday
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Found in Alex’s bathroom near the shantyboat
Found in Alex's bathroom near the shantyboat
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At the shantyboat this morning making lists
At the shantyboat this morning making lists
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Miah marveling at the amazing generous gifts flooding in
Miah in total amazement at the amazing generous gifts flooding…
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“Secret History shantyboat at sunset”
"Secret History shantyboat at sunset
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“Secret History shantyboat under stormy skies”
"Secret History shantyboat under stormy skies
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“A day off on the Secret History shantyboat”
"A day off on the Secret History shantyboat
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Secret History shantyboat clean-up day and mouse habitat exploration [video]
Secret History shantyboat clean-up day and mouse habitat exploration
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A sad mouse casualty aboard the shantyboat. He may or may not have died of natural causes
A sad mouse casualty aboard the shantyboat. He may or…
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What surprises await us in the Secret History installation media cabinet?
What surprises await us in the Secret History installation media…
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Secret History Shantyboat after a long wet winter
Secret History Shantyboat after a long wet winter
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Shantyboat home in Felton California
Shantyboat home in Felton California. Benzy has to lift the…
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Shantyboat in the Paducah Labor Day Parade
Shantyboat in the Paducah Labor Day Parade. Nathan Lynn playing…
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Lowertown Paducah kiln firing
Lowertown Sunday kiln firing with Mitch Kimball
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Looking through the Mary Wheeler collection at the Paducah Library
Looking through the Mary Wheeler collection at the McCracken County…
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Rev Kempton Baldridge one of a few chaplains for more than 4000 towboats
Rev Kempton Baldridge one of a few chaplains for more…
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Shantyboat On display
Shantyboat On display today and tomorrow. Open House 10-2pm Saturday…
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Bruce Walker king of the bar-b-Que in north Paducah
Bruce Walker king of the bar-b-Que in north Paducah at…
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David Nickell talks about his family history in the Land Between the Rivers
David Nickell talks about his family history in the Land…
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Merryman Kemp founder of Merryman House
Maryman Kemp founder of Maryman House, a shelter for survivors…
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Louie Kirchhoff baker in Paducah for 75 years
Louie Kirchhoff who has lived in Paducah for 75 years,…
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Nathan Blake Lynn, musician, historian, and amateur folk musicologist
Nathan Blake Lynn, musician, historian, and amateur folk musicologist. Interview…
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African glass beads at the Paducah Farmers Market
African glass beads at Melanie and Erileigh's stall at the…
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Shantyboat from Founder’s Room at the River Discovery Center
Shantyboat seen through the windows of the Founder's Room at…
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My favorite Secret History paparazzi photo
My favorite Secret History paparazzi photo. Back from the Benzy…
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Adrian playing dress up
Adrian playing dress up. He already had the radio on…
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Oh no! Freddie’s transmission died in the middle of Lake Kentucky
Oh no! We lost the rest of Freddie's transmission in…
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Old Danville Grain Elevator submerged by the inundated Tennessee River
Old Danville Grain Elevator submerged by the inundated Tennessee River…
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Our first volunteer fish dinner
Our first volunteer fish dinner! When we to hop in…
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Two Weeks in Paducah, Kentucky
Join us in Paducah Kentucky for a two week long…
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Storm looming above the shantyboat
Storm looming above the shantyboat. Photo by Adrian Nankivell
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Not everyone knows it’s good luck to pass under a train bridge
Not everyone knows it's good luck to pass under a…
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David “Scoop” Anderson who worked on riverboats and towboats for years
Davis "Scoop" Anderson who worked on riverboats and rowboats for…
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Shantyboat in the secret abandoned MARINA OF THE DAMNED
Shantyboat in the secret abandoned marina of the planet of…
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Dramatic skies over the shantyboat on the Tennessee River [VIDEO & PANORAMA]
Dramatic skies over the shantyboat on the Tennessee River near…
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We learn to read the river: this beautiful herringbone pattern precedes larger wind waves
We learn to read the river: this beautiful herringbone pattern…
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Pete Selmeci who’s job is to fix big boats and move them around
Pete Selmeci who's job is to fix big boats and…
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Lost at the rainy end of the world! Next episode of the SHANTYBOAT GUYS [VIDEO]
Lost at the rainy end of the world! Next episode…
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Life without the internets! Next on the SHANTYBOAT GUYS [VIDEO]
Life without the internets! Next on the SHANTYBOAT GUYS
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Barges in the mist
Barges in the mist. People ask us constantly if the…
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Secret History is largely a donation supported project and your…
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The folks at Clifton Marina treated us super decently
The folks at Clifton Marina treated us super decently. Say…
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An afternoon roadtrip on Tennessee back roads [VIDEO]
An afternoon roadtrip on Tennessee back roads. Age and I…
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Jackie Irvin runs an opiate addiction program at Jabbok Refuge Center Church
Jackie Irvin who runs an opiate addiction program at Jabbok…
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The fish ain’t bitin next on the SHANTYBOAT GUYS [VIDEO]
The fish ain't bitin next on the SHANTYBOAT GUYS
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Serious beverage situation on the next episode of the SHANTYBOAT GUYS [VIDEO]
Serious beverage situation on the next episode of the SHANTYBOAT…
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Main St of Saltillo leads right down a boat ramp to the river
Captivating on several levels. Main St of Saltillo leads right…
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Roger Lard, fisherman near Savannah TN
Roger Lard, fisherman near Savannah TN, trotline trays in the…
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Living the shantyboaters celebrity lifestyle upriver at a local party beach
After our thorough ten-minute tour of Savannah Tennessee, we went…
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Shantyboat bloody marys for three days provided by generous folks
Shantyboat bloody marys for three days provided by our generous…
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Jabbok Refuge Center Church service just a few doors down from the Tennessee River Museum
Jabbok Refuge Center Church service. Just a few doors down…
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At Tennessee River Museum in Savannah TN the history of Black people is completely erased
Tennessee River Museum in Savannah TN, like many river museums…
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The landscape where one of the great battles of the American Civil War was fought
Pittsburg Landing, the landscape where one of the great battles…
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Hazel dog on the way to Cyprus Creek [VIDEO]
@GoodDogHazel on the way to Cyprus Creek
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The Delta Mariner that carries rocket parts back and forth between Cape Canaveral and Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsvile
The Delta Mariner a vessel unlike any we've seen passes…
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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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