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17/10/2006 1:24 am
Looking for a great gift idea, or a unique and practical collectible? Our 2007 Calendar is here!
The 2007 calendar features photos of gas and Diesel-powered sternwheel towboats. The calendar contains 13 large photos printed on heavy card stock (suitable for framing). Each month features a specific boat along with that boat's history, and of course a complete calendar page, with holidays marked. Featured boats include (in no particular order):
HARVEY
WINNIE MAE
TORNADO
GRACO (LADY LOIS)
LOUISE
SCOTT (P.A. DENNY)
PETE
ADDIE MAY
EDNA
STANDARD (BARBARA H)
DIXIE
BETTY
HELEN Z
This is the Historic Sternwheeler Preservation Society's sixth calendar, and all proceeds go toward the maintenance of the 1923 sternwheel towboat BARBARA H.
Calendar Price: $15.95
Shipping: $4.50 for one; (add $1 for each additional calendar).
Please mail check or money order to:
HSPS, Inc.
11 Ashland Cove Road
Vevay, IN 47043
We will have online (credit card) ordering available soon on the HSPS web site.
Below are images of the calendar's front and back covers. Select the thumbnails for larger images.
17/10/2006 11:48 am
Looks good. I'm sure Dale's already ordered his, so I'll be the second check you'll receive for this dandy calendar!
17/10/2006 12:17 pm
WOW! My check will be in the mail too! That cover picture of the HELEN Z. is so good you can almost "hear" her churning sternwheel! As you probably know, she was moved to New Albany in 1969 to become a clubhouse for the Jaycees, who intended to put her up on the bank atop some old piers that once carried tracks of the Southern Railway. One setback after another occurred and the boat ultimately sank. The spring flood of 1970 "removed" the superstructure from the steel hull, which was later scrapped. A towboat captain told me sometime afterward that the wrecked pilothouse was seen up in trees near the site of Dam #43. I poked around in the wreckage at the New Albany waterfront and found a long oar with the boat's name stencilled on it and a few paddlewheel pieces like cocked hats, stirrups, keys, and gibs. Thanks for another dandy calendar!
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17/10/2006 3:53 pm
Keith,
Yes the HELEN Z makes a nice calendar cover. You probably know that the HELEN Z is also in Way's Steam Towboat Directory, because she was originally steam-powered. Built at Dubuque in 1911 as the LIEUT. AUGUSTIN for the U.S. Engineers; 137.6' x 24' x 5'. She was one of 3 sisterboats; the others being the LIEUT. GURNEY and LIEUT. LEWIS. Converted to Diesel by Charles Zubik Sr. in 1939.
Thanks for your support!
17/10/2006 3:57 pm
Steve: Yes, indeed, the ol' HELEN Z. began life as a steamboat and I've seen a photo of her as such. Capt. David Smith once told me about somebody, in the boat's latter days of operation, sawing the handles (outer spokes) off her pilotwheel -- to the extreme chagrin of the Helen's master!
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20/10/2006 12:42 am
I forgot to mention a special thanks to Dale Flick and Dan Owen for providing most of the photos for this calendar!
Two other photos came from our collection taken by Capt Leon Ash (the BETTY, and a very interesting salvage shot of the TORNADO). And one photo is courtesy of East Carolina University, which of all places, is the repository of most of the Marietta Manufacturing Co. archives.
23/10/2006 6:30 pm
Attention all river enthusiasts,
If you haven't already ordered your 2007 calendar, put out by the good folks at HSPS, then what are you waiting for? Do you belong to a history group, preservation society, museum board, or do you or someone you know just love neat old boats? Then order your friends this calendar, it's truly a must have and makes a wonderful gift for friends, family, captains, pilots, engineers, mates, or deckhands in your life. The calendar is full of high quality images of times gone by, but not soon forgotten. All proceeds from the sales of the calendars directly go towards the continued operation and maintainance of the mv Barbara H, the oldest diesel sternwheel towboat in the United States. The Barbara H is utilized by the volunteers of the Historic Sternwheeler Preservation Society (HSPS) as an educational tool and operational display. The mission of the Society is to educate the general public about waterborne commerce and mainly what life on a 1920's era sternwheel towboat would have been like, through guided tours of this National Historic Landmark vessel. If you would like to see HSPS programs continue to be available to the public for future generations to enjoy then please help HSPS out with the purchase of a calendar or two, three, or four. :^)
We thank you for your continued support!
For more information on HSPS, who we are, information, gift shop, and our mission statement, please visit www.hspsi.org
Aaron Richardson
HSPS Board of Directors and Volunteer First Mate
23/10/2006 9:08 pm
You Can Now Pay Online
Thanks Aaron for the reminder. Just ordered my usual two calendars and very easily paid for them, online, with my PayPal account. Really simple and never had to get off the Lazy Bench. Thanks again.
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11/12/2006 1:06 am
Just a note that the 2007 Sternwheel Towboat Calendar is still available, and makes a great gift. Also a big thanks to those who have already purchased!
Click here for more info and online ordering.
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22/01/2007 10:00 pm
Just a note that we only have a few 2007 calendars left in stock. Thanks again for your support. This has been by far the best selling calendar since we began offering these in 2002.
Click here for ordering info.