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The Julia Belle was formerly based in Peoria, Illinois in the 1970s and 1980s, making short excursions on Peoria Lake and two-day round trip cruises to Starved Rock State Park. Singer-songwriter John Hartford (" Gentle on My Mind ") was a frequent guest pilot and often mentioned the Julia Belle in his songs, and penned a song named for the boat ...
Since 1962 the annual Willard Hanmer Guideboat Race has been held on the closest Sunday to the 4th of July in Saranac Lake. [4] It is a 10-mile canoe and kayak race on Lake Flower and down the Saranac River. Modern hand-crafted versions can sell for about 20,000 US dollars. [5]
The Adirondack Canoe Classic, also known as the 90-miler, is a three-day, 90-mile (140 km) canoe race from Old Forge to Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks of New York, United States. The race has drawn as many as 500 competitors from California to Florida, New Zealand and Canada paddling 250 canoes , kayaks and guideboats .
Lower St. Regis Lake is a part of the St. Regis River in the Adirondacks in northern New York State. At its northern edge is Paul Smith's College , former site of Paul Smith's Hotel . Along with Upper St. Regis Lake and Spitfire Lake , it became famous in the late 19th century as a summer playground of America's power elite , drawn to the area ...
American River Transportation Co., LLC (ARTCO) is a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). It provides river transportation , including barges and a shipyard; it also operates towboats on the Illinois River , Mississippi River , and Ohio River . [ 2 ]
Edwards River; Elm River; Embarras River (Illinois) Fox River (Illinois River tributary), northern Illinois; Fox River (Little Wabash tributary), southern Illinois; Galena River; Grand Calumet River; Green River; Henderson Creek; Hickory Creek; Illinois River; Indian Creek; Iroquois River; Jackson Creek; Kankakee River; Kaskaskia River ...
The Illinois Waterway system consists of 336 miles (541 km) of navigable water from the mouth of the Calumet River at Chicago to the mouth of the Illinois River at Grafton, Illinois. Based primarily on the Illinois River , it is a system of rivers, lakes, and canals that provide a commercial shipping connection from the Great Lakes to the Gulf ...
La Moine River; Leaf River (Illinois) Lick Creek (Sangamon River tributary) Little Mackinaw River; Little Marys River (Illinois) Little Menominee River; Little Muddy River (Illinois) Little Vermilion River (Illinois River tributary) Little Vermilion River (Wabash River tributary) Little Wabash River; Lusk Creek