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Atlas Obscura: An Artist, a Shantyboat, and the Lost History of American River Communities
Wes Modes is documenting life along America’s waterways. Atlas ObscuraBy…
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Boating: Wes Modes, Artist/Documentarian/ Shanty Boater
Armed with a homemade shanty boat and a video camera,…
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HeraldWeekly: The Lost History of American River Communities, Revisited by an Artist in a Shantyboat
HeraldWeeklyby Mark Villanueva Wes Modes is documenting life along America’s…
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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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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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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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It was humbling to watch the expert at work [VIDEO]
It was humbling to watch the expert at work. The…
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Aboard the Belle of Louisville as guests of the ship’s engineering crew [VIDEO]
Aboard the Belle of Louisville as guests of the ship’s…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Like an Edward Hopper painting in real life
Like an Edward Hopper painting in real life. #lifemirrorsartmirrorslife #edwardhopper…
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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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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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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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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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The charming and colorful George Hausser
I interviewed the charming and colorful George Hausser while we…
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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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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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Further scenes from Portsmouth Ohio
Further scenes from Portsmouth Ohio #OhioRiver #SmallTown #Portsmouth #Walkabout
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Apparently it rains in Southern Ohio [VIDEO]
Apparently it rains in Southern Ohio. 10 minutes later it…
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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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Gallipolis Daily Tribune: Shantyboaters seek river people secrets
Gallipolis Daily Tribuneby Dean Wright GALLIPOLIS — A trio of…
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Shantyboat supermarket run in stolen golf cart [VIDEO]
Shantyboat supermarket run in stolen golf cart. #OhioRiver #Portsmouth #AwesomeMarina…
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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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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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Clutch MOV: A Secret History of American River People
Clutch MOVby Sarah Arnold Though once abundant along the shores…
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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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Remo’s Dogs
Everyone we met in Gallipolis told us Remo’s had the…
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Gallipolis, One of those mysterious towns that’s full of generous welcoming people
Gallipolis, One of those mysterious towns that’s full of generous…
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American Electric Power on the shores of the Ohio River and a Mystery
American Electric Power on the shores of the Ohio River.…
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Age fishing as we lazily drift down the Little Kanawha River
Age fishing as we lazily drift down the Little Kanawha…
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Reminder that this is very much an industrial river.
Reminder that this is very much an industrial river. #Shantyboat…
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Evening walk in Ravenswood WV
Evening walk in Ravenswood WV #ohioriver #eveningwalk #powerpole
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Swimming in a rain shower at the confluence of Sandy Creek and the Ohio [VIDEO]
Swimming in a rain shower at the confluence of Sandy…
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Shantyboat at the mouth of Sandy Crick
Shantyboat at the mouth of Sandy Crick #swimmers #ohioriver #shantyboat…
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Trouble with tows on the Ohio River
Tows on the Ohio River. People ask us all the…
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A beautiful day to be on a shantyboat on the Ohio River. Despite everyone upstream promising us apocalyptic weather.
A beautiful day to be on a shantyboat on the…
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Marietta Times: Shantyboat historian spends time in Marietta
"It is so cool to be in that space, gathering…
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Mayflies caught in a spiderweb under the eves of the shantyboat
Mayflies caught in a spiderweb under the eves of the…
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Shantyboat at the mouth of the Little Kanawha River.
Shantyboat at the mouth of the Little Kanawha River. #shantyboat…
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Why Marietta endures inevitable floods
Several people told us that Marietta has never seriously considered…
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Marietta’s Steamboat Landing
Marietta maintains a sternwheeler landing on the Ohio riverfront where…
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Pop-up exhibition of the Secret History project at Marietta’s First Friday [VIDEO]
Open house and pop-up exhibition of the Secret History project…
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Full house(boat) in Marietta Harbor. Kids, grown ups, and grown ups excited as kids
Full house(boat) at First Friday in Marietta Harbor. Kids, grown…
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OYO killing it at Just A Jar Design Press on First Friday in Marietta OH.
OYO killing it at Just A Jar Design Press on…
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The Valley Gem makes way up the Muskingum River at the Marietta waterfront [VIDEO]
The Valley Gem makes way up the Muskingum River at…
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The textures of Marietta’s Harmar Village are killing me. Beautiful, old and unprecious.
The textures of Marietta’s Harmar Village are killing me. Beautiful,…
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A landed shantyboat at Marietta’s Ohio River Museum
A landed shantyboat at Marietta’s Ohio River Museum, it’s older…
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A shantyboat trip down the Ohio [VIDEO]
A video created by Post-Gazette staff photographer Andrew Rush.
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Age doing a drive-by
Age doing drive-by fishing #fishing #ohioriver #westvirginia #shantyboat
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Sistersville is a classic adorable small river town laid out parallel to the river.
The classic adorable small river town is laid out with…
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Sketchy McSketcherson’s sketchy homemade dock
Sketchy McSketcherson’s sketchy homemade dock. Note the interesting piles of…
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Age came from New Zealand to shipmate
Age came from New Zealand to shipmate on the Shantyboat.…
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Just got 20 on my turn though Age is still kicking my ass
Just got 20 on my turn though shipmate Age is…
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Collecting, making history on the Ohio River
Pittsburgh Post-Gazetteby Christian Snyder When Wes Modes arrived in Pittsburgh,…
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It’s a two knee knocker sort of day
It’s a two knee knocker sort of day. While a…
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This is a pipeline cut
This is the beautiful Appalachian Plateau in the West Virginia…
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WTRF: “Shanty Boat” sails away today in Moundsville
According to Wes Modes, the project hopes to uncover the…
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The Tillers – Shanty Boat at Payne Hollow Kentucky [VIDEO]
By and by, I’ll be coming up on Payne Hollow,…
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Wheeling News-Register: California researcher travels Ohio River in shantyboat to learn about river life
The Intelligencer, Wheeling News-Registerby Mike Jones WHEELING, W.Va. – Wes…
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