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History Happenings: Riverboats
The Gazette· 14 minutes agoLouis via the Mississippi, Iowa and Cedar rivers and that steamers of big tonnage and heavy horse power traversed the waters between St. Louis, Mo., and Cedar Rapids, Iowa ...
BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain
WGNO via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoJohn Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so he...
Go away with … Wilson Cruz
Chicago Tribune· 2 hours agoA: Aside from my week on Fire Island this summer, which I try to do at least once a year with friends, the only trip I have planned at the moment is for...
6 Perfect Fishing Trips in Minnesota to Explore the 'Land of 10,000 Lakes'
Men's Journal· 22 hours agoWalleyes are popular game fish throughout Minnesota's lakes and rivers. It's easy for Minnesota to...
Public can join geography alumni at Augustana
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAugustana College will celebrate the 75th anniversary of its geography department April 26-27, with alumni from the Quad-Cities and across the country...
Garrison Keillor: A morning walk along Columbus Avenue
New Hampshire Union Leader· 6 days agoEIGHT a.m. is a fine time to go out for a walk in New York City because you get caught up in the...
Mary Lind to receive Eddy Award for leading Butterworth Parkway garden volunteers
Quad-City Times· 24 hours agoAs Mary Lind walked and biked along Moline’s Ben Butterworth Parkway in 2004, she noticed the...
Travel Trending with Kathy Witt: Savor the journey on Amtrak
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoThere are many reasons travelers choose train travel over other modes of transportation – and there are many reasons why they don’t. Nobody chooses a cross-country rail excursion to get somewhere ...
Geography at Augustana College to celebrate 75 years
Quad-City Times· 2 days agoAugustana College's geography department will celebrate its 75th anniversary next weekend, featuring a slate of alumni presentations open to the public...
‘We’re a dead ship’: Hundreds of cargo ships lost propulsion in US waters in recent years
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoLess than two weeks after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was destroyed by an out-of-control...
