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Shantyboat Dotty looking good in the early spring sunshine. #Shantyboat…
The first step in working on a longer Secret History…
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…
In Reno, the shantyboat was blocked in so we had…
Louisville’s Schnitzelburg neighborhood sitting at Check’s Cafe during Karaoke Night.…
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
Road trip! #hwy80 #roadtrip #nevada #desert
Rockin PetShop Boys, Ah Ha! And The Bangles as we…
I love being back in the American West. Something about…
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…
We met the American Queen again near Madison, Indiana. This…
Yesterday as we passed Carrollton, Ky. a crowd who’d been…
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
On the shantyboat Dotty, even the captain swabs the deck.…
Hmm. Unexpected engine trouble strands us in a backwater. After…
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…
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
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,…
Every morning while we are on the river, we put…
Further scenes from Portsmouth Ohio #OhioRiver #SmallTown #Portsmouth #Walkabout
Apparently it rains in Southern Ohio. 10 minutes later it…
Tuesday Farmers Market in Portsmouth #farmersmarket #ohioriver #portsmouth
Shantyboat supermarket run in stolen golf cart. #OhioRiver #Portsmouth #AwesomeMarina…
In 1944, artist Harlan Hubbard built a shantyboat on the…
Here is what happens on the shantyboat when the captain is…
Dari Creme in Portsmouth OH #dq #icecream #shakes #softserve #ohio
The Portsmouth Marina and the Kentucky hills. Where’s Dotty? #shantyboat…
The Case. #shantyboat #mystery #foundobjects #bodyparts
Who wouldn’t want a luxury home beside the river? Historically,…
Derelict ferry or barge or paddle wheeler or something near…
Showy sunset in Ironton OH. #shantyboat #sunset #ohioriver #ironton
People ask us if we swim in the Ohio River…
Judy, Karen, and Nancy Buell who you may remember from…
Arrived in Ironton, OH a town people upriver suggested we…
Sunset light in Huntington on the Ohio River. #ohioriver #huntington…
Bill Martin is the dockmaster at the excellent Gallipolis Boat…
Spent the day with Bobbette Braxton who told us about…
Important business in Gallipolis. #BeBest #MilwaukeesBest #DockLyfe
Look who joined us here in Gallipolis! Here on his…
Gallipolis, One of those mysterious towns that’s full of generous…
Age fishing as we lazily drift down the Little Kanawha…
Reminder that this is very much an industrial river. #Shantyboat…
Evening walk in Ravenswood WV #ohioriver #eveningwalk #powerpole
Swimming in a rain shower at the confluence of Sandy…
Shantyboat at the mouth of Sandy Crick #swimmers #ohioriver #shantyboat…
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