Submitted by Name: sonya sauls nelson From: ripley, tn E-mail: h2oskiersonya@aol.com
Comments: love this website!!!!! my dad worked on the river for almost 30 years...capt. jimmy sauls...i love looking at the boat named after him on this website. i also enjoyed looking at the leviticus that he was capt. of when he passed. he worked on the jessica brent for years.thanks for letting me keep in touch with something that has always been apart of my life..and i am able to share this with my kids.thank you so much and god bless you. our whole family is enjoying this website.
Added: October 20, 2009 - 03:10 PM
Submitted by Name: ronald thronson From: prairieville,la E-mail: rltsr2002@yahoo.com
Comments: awesome pics.really miss working on towboats.
Added: October 15, 2009 - 10:51 AM
Submitted by Name: Michael Niemeyer From: West Branch, IA E-mail: driver658@yahoo.com
Comments: Cool site. I think I have some pictures of some tows up here on the upper Mississippi River. I would like to get them to you so you can post them. I have spent years out on the river recreationally. Tows facinate me.
Comments: In Memory Of Clinton James Esselman from Perryville Missouri - a Poem written on the Ohio River by my Dad and Seaman II - Bill Cornn "Let Me Forget" Let me forget the dark rivers rolling, the taste of wind; the lure & lift of blue shrouded banks. No longer let the wild winds singing build high in my hearts own storm; now let me quietly work, for I have engines to run. Let not my blood beat anser to the sea...The shore banks lie alone, so let them lie. Let me forget the gray banked distant hills, the echoing emptiness of ancient towns; no longer let the brown leaves falling move me to wonder for I have songs to sing.
Comments: My Dad worked for Ohio River Company for over 30 years he was a Cheif Engineer for Olmstead and other river boats. He loved the river! I only saw him 6 months out of the year and I can remember packing his bags and watching him walk across the ramp to board the tow boats for 30 days and he looked so Tall and Strong! He passed away 1997 and I just wanted to share my memory of the most amazing Man in the world. Clinton James Esselman... The Answer is Written In The Wind
Added: October 05, 2009 - 11:58 AM
Submitted by Name: Steven Berghs From: Stillwater Mn E-mail: sjberghs1@aol.com
Comments: What a GREAT Site..thanks so much I spend some time At lock 4 on the Mississippi River watching these wonderful vessels lock through...I will send you some pictures also
Comments: My grandfather (Captain Oscar O. Elder) worked on the river for 47 years. He passed away Sept. 17, 2009 and while looking through some on his old photographs, an interest of the life that he loved for so many years was sparked in me. Anyone who knew my grandfather or has stories to share, I would be honored to hear from you. He worked on the Crimson Glory, American Beauty, White Dawn, Cooperative Venture, Cooperative Ambassadore, White Knight and many more. kimelderbarton@hotmail.com Thank you.
Added: September 22, 2009 - 12:34 PM
Submitted by Name: GEORGE REICHHARDT From: JOLIET IL E-mail: fyr530@sbcglobal.net
Comments: THANKS DICK,FOR SHOWING MY PHOTOGRAPHY ON YOUR WEB-SITE. I FEEL HONORED, THAT MY PHOTOS HAVE A PLACE FOR OTHERS IN THE HOBBY TO SEE. YOUR WEB IS JUST FANTASTIC. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Name: sonya sauls nelson
From: ripley, tn
E-mail: h2oskiersonya@aol.com
love this website!!!!! my dad worked on the river for almost 30 years...capt. jimmy sauls...i love looking at the boat named after him on this website. i also enjoyed looking at the leviticus that he was capt. of when he passed. he worked on the jessica brent for years.thanks for letting me keep in touch with something that has always been apart of my life..and i am able to share this with my kids.thank you so much and god bless you. our whole family is enjoying this website.