On Sunday afternoon, we took a boat ride from Hannibal on the Mississippi, boarding the MS Mark Twain. Everything in Hannibal is named for Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn or Becky Thatcher except the Walmart.
From top to bottom: - The wheelhouse.
- A view up Broadway in Hannibal from the boat. The river is a little above flood stage but not very much. In the severe flood of 1973, the river reached about a meter above the pavement at the first traffic light.
- A main railroad line running alone the river. Note the sand bags.
- A cadet boarding the boat for training.
- St. Louis Daily Photo's first video, featuring the boat's calliope playing cheerfully as we approached the dock. The captain said that on a still day it could be heard for three miles up and down river.
From top to bottom: - The wheelhouse.
- A view up Broadway in Hannibal from the boat. The river is a little above flood stage but not very much. In the severe flood of 1973, the river reached about a meter above the pavement at the first traffic light.
- A main railroad line running alone the river. Note the sand bags.
- A cadet boarding the boat for training.
- St. Louis Daily Photo's first video, featuring the boat's calliope playing cheerfully as we approached the dock. The captain said that on a still day it could be heard for three miles up and down river.
Downtown St. Louis 365 is back in its normal rhythm with a railroad trestle to nowhere.
