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22/08/2010 11:21 pm
"In 1787 Inventor John Fitch demonstrated his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates from the Constitutional Convention in Phildelphia."
The above appeared in the Orlando Sentinel's "Today in History" reported by The Associated Press.
22/08/2010 11:28 pm
Congressional junket
Was that the first Congressional junket ever?
Much later on this date, back in 1973, I skipped my first Captain's Dinner on the DQ. We were cruising through Lake Cooper above Nauvoo and it was too beautiful to miss...
23/08/2010 2:25 am
Another event for today
Today was the first steamboat ride for Capt. Mike Fitzgerald's grandson Ethan on the BELLE...
23/08/2010 11:34 am
John Fitch's 1786 paddle boat
A video of an RC model of Fitch's earlier paddle boat built by JSGill and demonstrated at Cabin Fever 2008.
24/08/2010 1:16 am