Scrapbook for River Barging on
the Mississippi & Ohio Rivers

America's Junction - St. Louis to Cincinnati


St. Louis was our beginning point on the mighty Mississippi,
at the statue marking the spot of the Lewis & Clark expedition.
Truly the "gateway to the west."

Learning the ropes of river barging and...

learning to know each other in the MYW group, our interests and hobbies. |

The river barge "River Explorer," our home for the next week.

Upper deck BBQ's...

and great indoor dining.

Walking exercise on the upper deck...

morning exercise class...

tossing water balloons.

educational Babe Ruth impersonation...

quilt stories...

lectures and films...

entertainment....

game and card room....

ice cream social.

Excursions on shore included:

Churchill Downs and Kentucky Derby track...

shopping...

Paducah's colorful flood walls and...

Quilt Museum...

Louisville Slugger Museum...

Great American baseball field.

Then...

Take time to visit the captain...

see where the waters of the Mississippi & Ohio come together...

see loading and unloading barges along the riverbanks.

Transverse the locks - enter, fill, move upstream.

Come along on a river barge excursion, fill your days and nights with unforgettable sights and sounds. The river has its own sense of time; we conform to it. Set your watch to "river time" and let the river make your vacation time well spent.

TOUR MEMBERS SAID...

"Accommodations were excellent, clean rooms, gift on our bed, covers layed back... very rewarding trip"
- Eli & Edna, MO

"Enjoyed the luxurious cruise, watching the scenery go by from our room and the large picture windows around the barge. It is an interesting hands-on way to learn about the regions of our great country."
- Stark & Betty, PA

"Appreciated the concern for us when we learned of a death in the family. Thank you."
- Charles & Ruth, MD

"Activities, excursions and entertainment kept us just as busy as we wanted to be. Beautiful scenery, dabs of local color and accommodating staff all enhanced the experience. This was certainly a congenial group."
- Carolyn, PA

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