In the historic 1937 flood, the water was above the roof.Īfter getting a snack and something to drink, the crew headed back to the ferry crossing. This store is 90 feet above normal pool level of the Ohio River. When they arrived they explored the historic Rabbit Hash old General Store that has been in business since 1831. Then the crew made the 1.7 mile hike to Rabbit Hash. The ferry carried the crew over to the Kentucky side of the river. After docking in Rising Sun, the crew set off on foot to the ferry crossing, 1.7 miles. The journey by foot turned out to be about 6.8 miles round trip. However, the skipper grossly underestimated the effort to just get across the river. The crew got a suggestion from a virtual crew member to check out a little town named Rabbit Hash, which is located across the river from Rising Sun. The crew wonders if this is what happened back in Madison, the restaurant/dock closed for lack of staff. The crew sees this often this summer, and the people who are working acknowledge that the establishment is having a hard time recruiting any new help. Most of the restaurants were still closed from COVID-19, but one sports bar was still open.Ī sign of the times, help wanted signs posted, job fairs in progress, and signs on the table apologizing for slow service because of lack of staff. After getting docked in the shallow waters of Turtle Creek, with the low water alarm blaring the whole time, the crew walked a mile down to the only show in town, the Belterra Casino. With a bust at Madison, because the restaurant was closed and the gate was locked, the crew was looking forward to getting off the boat and exploring some.
What was the annual wage in Rising Sun during the year of their Centennial?.When did the General Store in Rabbit Hash open?.The voyage of discovery did answer the following questions this week: You will receive an email each day the crew travels and updates the map. Just click on the menu, then click follow, and add your email to the pop up menu. The Travel Map also has a feature where you can follow the daily voyage updates. To see more detail of each days travel, click on the link: Still Waters II Travel Map and view the Captain’s Log, pictures, and a short narrative of the days observations. Then the sixth travel day concluded with a voyage to Portsmouth, where the crew will lay over for a few days before moving further up river. Fifth stop of the week brought the crew to Maysville, which turned out to be a great surprise. The fourth stop was in Cincinnati where the crew docked right downtown next to the The Great American Ball Park, home of the Cincinnati Reds. Third stop brought the crew to the interesting towns of Rising Sun and Rabbit Hash. They are busy making many improvements to their marina. The second stop was at Florence, where the crew met the new owners of Turtle Creek Harbor. A look around to find someone to help proved fruitless, so the crew just relaxed on the boat.
Unfortunately, they could not get off the dock and explore the town because a coded gate was standing guard on the gang plank and the crew did not have the code to unlock the gate upon return. The crew left Louisville on Monday and made their first stop in Madison. Welcome aboard to ‘greatday’ and ‘orwellact46’! Summary of the Week We had two people join the virtual crew this week.