![]() Just this past week when the 106-year-old steamboat, the BELLE of LOUISVILLE, made a triumphant pass along the Ohio River Valley. Riverbuff Extraordinaire, Frank Prudent, the scion of steamboat engineering nobility, set the pace for notifying those concerned that a “Steamboat’s a’ Comin’!” Word of the BELLE’s trip didn’t take long to get around in this electronic age. One exception happened just this past week when the 106-year-old steamboat, the BELLE of LOUISVILLE, made a triumphant pass along the Ohio River Valley from Louisville while on her way to Gallipolis, Ohio for a five-year drydock inspection by the United States Coast Guard. These musical reflections are heard only rarely these days. ![]() Although these melodious tones were once so common, school kids easily knew what boat was passing by the whistles’ sounds. Nothing beats the resonance of a steamboat whistle echoing off the hills along the Ohio River. This story was first told in October, 2020. This a part of a long and continuing story. The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with the river - from discovery to a way of love and life.
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