Occasionally, we like to take part of an afternoon and go sit down by the Mississippi River. We go mainly to watch the towboats pushing the barges …
Karen Ann 
Camille B. Barrett 
Captain Shelby House 
Rickey Hughes 
Brooke McKenzie 
Capt. Michael D. Collins 
Christopher Scott 
Martha Lynn 
Frank Stegbauer 
City of Cassville 
… and to see the eagles which nest along the river.
It’s also interesting to observe the flora and fauna along the shoreline.
“Sometimes we’d have the whole river to ourselves for the longest time …” ~Mark Twain
walking on a country road 
Ah….what a wonderful way to spend a few hours! Mark Twain rules!
-Julie
Yes he does! 🙂
What a great collection of photos. You never see barges out here.
Thanks Timothy! It’s always exciting when you hear one going up or down the river.
Such fun! And such amazing shots!
Thanks, Rebecca! Spending time at the river is a good way to take a little mini-vacation.
Oh I agree, any time out in nature is so very good for the soul.
A beautiful collage of your splendid work. Old Muddy sure has a lot of stories to tell.
It sure does. It’s amazing to think about all the tows and riverboats that have gone up and down the river over the years.
Wonderful!
Thanks, Cindy! 🙂
Nice little taste of Mississippi River life… thanks for sharing!
Sounds like a wonderful way to spend an afternoon Rebecca – a little boat action and a little nature as well. I had to look twice at the first tugboat, as our marine client (Andrie Inc.) has several tugboats – they are named after his wife and daughters. But this was the “Karen Ann” not the “Karen Andrie”. I went to Elizabeth Park about six weeks ago, intending to take some nature photos and there was a tugboat and a barge and I spent an hour watching that tug push, then pull around that huge barge with a crane on it, then towing it to the shoreline to put some very large cement pillars in place to replace some old crumbling pillars. I was fascinated and many other walkers on the boardwalk were as well. I took a lot of photos of the tug in action. I am behind on posting Summer photos as I took so many and I’m only posting twice a week now. I went out on many little jaunts on the too-few cool mornings before work (I don’t start until 11:00 a.m.) as it seemed every weekend was hot, humid or raining. Something a little different.
It’s always fun to watch big machinery at work! I’m looking forward to seeing your tugboat photos. The cooler days were a nice relief. I’m glad you were able to take advantage of them. 🙂
Yes, it was fun and it soon became the highlight of that morning’s walk (even the groundhog that came out of its burrow to beg for treats on the boardwalk just like last time). 🙂 It all looked so effortless moving that big barge. I have seen my photos and I got some of the diesel fumes that were puffing out of the smokestack as the tug moved that big barge around. The cool days were so few and far between that I was happy to take advantage of them. This week end they said rain and storms all weekend … still not a drop of rain. I’m happy for no storms, but when multiple weather folks say “keep your eye to the sky” I know I’ll stick close to home.
Hi. About how wide is the river in this area?
It’s about 4,500 feet or a little less than a mile.