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The Twilight Riverboat passing Clinton, Iowa’s riverfront at approx 10:30am on 09.13.09. For some reason they weren’t playing it’s Calliope music. You can hear it here: http://www.steamboats.org/whistle-calliope/calliope-twilight.html
From www.steamboats.org:
The Twilight was designed by Capt. Dennis Trone (see also Julia Belle Swain) in the style of the great old passenger boats. The boat was built by Levac Shipyard in Jennings, LA, and finished by Dennis Trone in 1987 in LeClaire, IA. The construction shows how much Dennis Trone loves these wonderful boats. Unfortunately the boat isn’t run by paddlewheels but by a diesel engine and propellers.
Based in LeClaire, IA, the Twilight offers 2-day-cruises from May til October from LeClaire to Galena, IL, and return (reservations 800-331-1467).
Official Twilight Riverboat Website: http://www.riverboattwilight.com
Duration : 0:2:25
Come on board the authentic paddlewheeler Creole Queen for a journey down the great Mississippi River. She is a traditional-style paddle-wheeler built in 1983 in Moss Point, Mississippi. She has old-world charm and authentic Victorian décor. Watch as we build-up a head of steam and leave port of New Orleans. A riverboat cruise is a unique and enchanting way to step back in time.
Related video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrgCPPZadAk
Duration : 0:18:55
Mud Boating on the Mississippi River in LaCrosse Wisconsin.
Duration : 0:8:30
In Part 10 of Episode 73 of “Gullah/Geechee TV Nayshun Nyews with Queen Quet”’s coverage of the “Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™ 2011″ www.gullahgeechee.info, Queen Quet is presented with a key to the City of Donaldsonville as part of the ceremony on the Mississippi River.
Duration : 0:8:8
Courtesy: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morganza_Spillway
The Morganza Spillway is a flood-control structure in Louisiana between the Mississippi River and the Morganza Floodway, which leads to the Atchafalaya Basin and the Atchafalaya River in south-central Louisiana. The structure, located along the western bank of the Mississippi River at river mile 280, about three miles northwest of Morganza and 151 river miles upstream from Norco in Pointe Coupee Parish, is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Its purpose is to divert water from the Mississippi River during major flood events by flooding the Atchafalaya River and the Atchafalaya Basin (Atchafalaya Swamp). The spillway and adjacent levees also help prevent the Mississippi from changing its present course through the major port cities of Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana, to a course directly down the Atchafalaya to the Gulf of Mexico. The Morganza spillway has been opened only twice, in 1973 and 2011. The spillway’s thousands of acres of forest and farmland are home to the Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus), which has been on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service threatened list since 1992.
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, in large part due to the Mississippi River swelling to 80 miles wide in spots. To provide protection against river flood and prevent a repeat of the Great Flood of 1927, Congress passed the Flood Control Act of 1928 to authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to build the Bonnet Carre Spillway (located 33 miles above New Orleans and completed in 1931), the Birds Point floodway in Missouri, and the the Morganza Floodway as part of the 1928 Mississippi River and Tributaries Project. The Morganza control structure portion of the project was completed in 1954 and subsequently became incorporated into the Mississippi River Commission’s 1956 Project Design Flood, which added the Old River Control Structure in 1963 to the protections used to prevent Mississippi River flood. The Flood Control Act of 1965 provided further regulation over the Morganza Spillway’s role in Mississippi River flood prevention. A concrete pit called a stilling basin was added at the Morganza Spillway in 1977 “to provide erosion protection after the velocity of water pouring through the open bays during a 1973 flood caused severe scouring, or gouging out, of the land behind the bays.”
Duration : 0:18:21
(Vidalia, La.) – Protecting people’s lives is what this flood
fight is all about. Without the Mississippi River and Tributaries
system, more lives and property would be at risk. Corps personnel from
the Vidalia, La. area office are continually monitoring the levees.
(Video by Brooks Hubbard, USACE)
Duration : 0:2:6
For Rent
25 Petunia Ct.
Waggaman, LA 70094
Nice home 3 bedroom 2 bath home in upper class neighborhood
Was a non-smokers home
Home is located on the West Bank along the Mississippi rive on River Rd. Back yard over looks the Mississippi River and levee.
Kitchen area has a breakfast area over looking back yard patio.
Brick/vinyl siding
Attached 2 car garage with electric opener w/remote control
The house has the largest back yard in the neighborhood with a 13 foot sliding gate off of River Road for back yard parking for boats/campers/trailers, at one time I keep 2 cars and 3 trailers in the yard
6-foot privacy fenced back yard
AC is a heat pump to cut those cooling costs in the hot months
Young fruit trees in back yard
Can provide appliances if needed, rend and deposit costs will increase.
SF is about 1,800
Back door has small pet door, pet deposit required.
River levee has a paved walking/bike path for some 20 miles, “at your back door”
2 Bathrooms, master has garden tub with a separate walk in shower, double sink with vanity area and attached is the mater walk-in closet.
Had the house for sale because of the shipyard closing but because of the positive developments with the sale of the yard decided to keep it. If renters would like to own the home I would consider selling it to them. Not looking to profit but getting out of making payments on two homes.
In the back yard is a isolated workshop 10′ x 16′ is not included, shed be removed at a later date.
Monthly costs: $1350.00
Monthly cost with appliances: $1450.00
Deposit: $1,350.00
Deposit with appliances: $1,550.00 The home has no refrigerator or washer/Drier
Pet deposit: $400.00
One year lease contract. Should be available for rent March 1
To schedule for viewing the property, weekends only, 985-640-5165
Email me for application and photos: saxoncr@yahoo.com I return email you an application and return it to me by mail it back with a $35.00 check for credit check.
Duration : 0:3:43
Features five Mississippi River crossings in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, including the Huey P. Long Bridge under re-construction in New Orleans.
Duration : 0:6:41
The SS. Natchez, is a sternwheel steamboat based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Built in 1975, and she is sometimes referred to as the Natchez IX. It makes day trips in the harbor and dinner cruises along the Mississippi River.
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