Good Morning!!  Did you go kite flying yesterday.  Today is another great day for the wind!!

I get nervous with all the wind and decided to stay put another day.  Hopefully, this will give us opportunity to rest, read, and plan the next several days along the Illinois River.  We heard the wind howl but didn’t feel it in our slip.  The herons were honking.  The carp were jumping in the water.

The owner of Hamm’s Holiday Marina started collecting old Casino paddle wheel boats in hopes of refurbishing them.  He never got around to that.  These old boats look wonderful. I imagine someone would want them for a restaurant or even their front yard.  Mr. Hamm told me that this marina was very busy in the early 1990s.  Then it just fell into disrepair when the recession and boating industry took a dive.

The wood working on these old boats is beautiful.  The coal stacks.  Awesome.

Nicest 2 casino boats in the basin

The owner also collects other equipment on his property…

I am sure there is a story about this huge propeller I found in the middle of the driveway…

Bent Propeller

No words can be expressed for this:

Troll at the end of the walkway down to the dock