Tag Archive for river

One of the last mom and pop stores

After World War II around 1955, my dad got a…

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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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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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Care package from home!

Care package from back home! Thanks, Benzy @communistlesbiandiscoparty

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Secret History interviewers interviewed

Secret History interviewers interviewed

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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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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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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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Huntsville Times: Fishing For Stories

Artist cruises into Huntsville today (or tomorrow) on a shantyboat…

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Guntersville police chief Jim Peterson, fourth generation in this little welcoming town of 8000 (and an Alabama fan).

   Guntersville police chief Jim Peterson, fourth generation in this…

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Guntersville Gleam: He’s running the river in a shanty boat

Guntersville Advertiser-Gleam by Joe Cagle People in Guntersville are used…

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Knoxville Mercury: Life Aboard the Shantyboat Dotty [SLIDESHOW]

Knoxville Mercury By Clay Duda [metaslider id=5031]

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An Hour of Frogs [AUDIO]

An ocean of lily pads in a lake on the…

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Artist on Tennessee River Journey to Gather Stories

California artist collecting stories of river people HI-RES PHOTOS AVAILABLE:…

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Coozies. You’re from California. You wouldn’t understand.

Coozies. You're from California. You wouldn't understand. @communistlesbiandiscoparty @slbenz

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Shantyboat on Brown’s Lake [PANORAMA]

Anchored for the night on Brown's Lake near Walker's Landing…

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Crazy rainstorm forces us off the river [PANORAMA]

Crazy rainstorm forces us off the river into a sheltered…

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My local service guys left out a seal and fried the gears.

The new motor we got from Jim Wade was not…

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Gifts From Strangers

We are constantly overwhelmed by the generosity of strangers. We…

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Just your usual sunny day fishing rainstorm experience [VIDEO]

Just your usual sunny day fishing rainstorm experience

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Most epic bocce court. Ever

Most epic bocce court. Ever

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Sam Houston and the Secret History of Hiwassee Island

He ran away from home and lived with an eccentric…

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Welcome to Chattanooga. Here, have a cataclysm

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No worries. This is the lock that the US Army Corps said a decade ago could collapse due to aggregate problems and is long past its replacement date

No worries. This is the lock that the US Army…

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Fort Louden Locks [Panorama]

Fort Louden Lock (Scroll right →) Locking down at the…

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Kids like shantyboats the way they like treehouses

Kids like shantyboats the way they like treehouses

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Benzy’s bat that she calmly picked up after it flopped from the ceiling of the boat on to her shirt

Benzy's bat that she calmly picked up after it flopped…

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The Problem with Large Boats

"Every year, boats are getting bigger and bigger." Numerous people…

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Big waves on Watts Bar Lake

Big waves on Watts Bar Lake

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The Tennessee River’s dams turn it into a series of lakes

The Tennessee River's dams turn it into a series of…

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Crew of the Shantyboat Dotty: Benzy

Crew of the Shantyboat Dotty: Benzy — At Watts Bar…

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Crew of the Shantyboat Dotty: Hazel

Crew of the Shantyboat Dotty: Hazel

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Crew of the Shantyboat Dotty: Wes

Crew of the Shantyboat Dotty: Wes

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Pie goes in to the shantyboat oven

Pie goes in to the shantyboat oven

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Making pie crust when it is 90 degrees is a frustrating experience

Making pie crust when it is 90 degrees is a…

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Cap’n Wes

Cap'n Wes

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Landing in Kimgston, TN

Landing in Kimgston, TN

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Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Refuge. #shantyboat

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Shantyboat Lyfe

#shantyboat lyfe.

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Vaughn Loveday makes beautiful muzzle loader rifles

Vaughn Loveday makes/carves/metalsmiths/inlays beautiful muzzle loader rifles. But this one…

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Vaughn Loveday had childhood stories of people living on shantyboats along the Little Tennessee River

Vaughn Lovejoy had childhood stories of people living on shantyboats…

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Vaughn Goodson, our trip angel who we met in his simple shantyboat…

Vaughn Goodson, our trip angel who we met in his…

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Fish were caught

Fish were caught. Thanks @clayduda and Vaughn. #shantyboat via Instagram

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Squirlsey petrified with fright

Squirlsey petrified with fright after the #shantyboat encounter with big…

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Big boats with huge engines are a big problem

Big boats with huge engines are a big problem on…

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High seas mean waves wash over the deck

High seas mean waves wash over the deck of the…

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Clay piloting the shantyboat in high seas

@clayduda piloting the #shantyboat in high seas. via Instagram

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Cookin on the high seas

#shantyboat cookin on the high seas. via Instagram

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Crew of the shantyboat overboard

Crew of the #shantyboat overboard. via Instagram

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A swim off the ShantyBoat

A swim off the #ShantyBoat via Instagram

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Ben Duncan, age 91, owner and proprietor of Duncan’s Boat Dock

Ben Duncan, age 91, owner and proprietor of Duncan’s Boat…

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Sitting at Duncan’s Boat Dock in the shade with a beer

Sitting at Duncan’s Boat Dock in the shade with a…

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Swimming in the Tennesse River

Swimming in the Tennesse River. #ShantyBoat #ShantyboatLife via Instagram

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Thanks mom for the champagne. Mimosas to celebrate our departure from Knoxville

Thanks @klassykat68 for the champagne. #Shantyboat mimosas to celebrate our…

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Out on a trash run with Jake Hudson of Ijams Knoxville TN

Out on a trash run with Jake Hudson of Ijams…

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Jake Hudson who told stories of river clean up on the Tennessee River

Jake Hudson who told stories of river clean up on…

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Betty Goins childhood houseboat in which she grew up

  Betty Goins childhood houseboat in which she grew up.…

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Interview with Betty Goins who grew up in a shantyboat

#secrethistory interview with Betty Goins who grew up in a…

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Another Thursday evening in Knoxville TN

Another Thursday evening in Knoxville TN. #shantyboat via Instagram

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Vaughn and his brother Blue in their #shantyboat just down from the French Broad.

Vaughn and his brother Blue in their #shantyboat just down…

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Train bridge over the Tennessee River

Train bridge over the Tennessee River. #shantyboat via Instagram

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Working on a shantyboat blog post

Working on a #shantyboat blog post. via Instagram

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Knoxville, Tennessee

We are in beautiful Knoxville, Tennessee where the weather is…

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Come get high with us party for Jesus

Come get high with us party for Jesus. #shantyboat via…

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Swimming in the Tennessee River at the end of a runway. Hazel watching from the bluff

Swimming in the Tennessee River at the end of a…

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Squirlsey and Benzy on the shantyboat

Squirlsey on the #shantyboat via Instagram

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Farting Around Muscatine and a Sudden Road Trip

We explore small town Iowa life and take a brief…

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The Final Fate of the Shantyboat Dotty and a Question

What became of us? What became of the Shantyboat Doty?…

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Mark Twain’s Favorite View of the River

In Muscatine, Iowa there is a point overlooking the river…

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Adventures on the Other Side

In which we reveal a possible obsession with bridges to…

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Seriously, What Have We Learned?

An excerpt from an academic journal in which I attempt…

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Facing a New Day of Bad News

In which we discover that things don't look good, though…

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A Day of Danger, A Time of Troubles

An Aggressively Friendly Man. Big Big Waves. Serious Engine Trouble.…

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Heeeello? This is Iowa

We meet an angel. We are famous. A slew of…

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A Teeny Tiny Journey Through History

It is only by the good grace of God, that…

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Twin Towns of Gritty Charm and Regret

A reality TV star, a gay couple, a 12-year old…

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Rumors of the Death of Drive-Ins Greatly Exagerated

While we were in Galena I got a wild hair.…

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Life with the Party People of Galena

We came to Galena for the day and stayed for…

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Hazel on the River

Since Hazel has a more devoted following than the project,…

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Setbacks, the Musical – A Nautical Tragicomedy

The scene opens with the newly recruited shipsmates standing in…

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Two Nuns, A Gambler, and an Heiress walk onto a boat… (updated)

We’ve been the talk of the town to some degree.…

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