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October 9, 2012

Grounded on the Mississippi

 

Oct. 10, 2012—-

HANNIBAL, Mo.—We all live on an island.

Sometimes you just have to sail away on a stream of consciousness.

Capt. Steve Terry has been at the helm of the Mark Twain Riverboat since the summer of 1977. That is a lot of ups and downs along the Mississippi River.

From April through November the boat sets off from the landing at the foot of Center Street in Twain’s quaint Hannibal, Mo.

Towards the end of summer I jumped in my car in Chicago, drove to Springfield, Ill., cut west on I-70 and a little more [...]

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