tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post8877689108082481494..comments2024-03-28T22:53:12.360-07:00Comments on Powell River Books Blog: Edgehill Hauling and Towing on Powell Lake, BCPowell River Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-10863084240323090792016-09-28T14:35:27.018-07:002016-09-28T14:35:27.018-07:00You sure have a blast!You sure have a blast!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-84350575312536722442016-09-24T13:33:23.845-07:002016-09-24T13:33:23.845-07:00I wish I discovered Powell River years ago. There ...I wish I discovered Powell River years ago. There is so much history here. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-30863280711729593072016-09-24T13:32:59.151-07:002016-09-24T13:32:59.151-07:00Thanks. It took our hearts away when we first saw ...Thanks. It took our hearts away when we first saw it. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-37828664100219234582016-09-24T13:32:38.044-07:002016-09-24T13:32:38.044-07:00I bet they did a lot in Alaska as well. - MargyI bet they did a lot in Alaska as well. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-16599064175216880432016-09-23T17:15:21.782-07:002016-09-23T17:15:21.782-07:00How interesting! Thanks so much for visiting!
Hugs...How interesting! Thanks so much for visiting!<br />Hugs,<br />DebbieDebbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble Christmashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393980831584145593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-25678992433138799202016-09-22T02:36:40.680-07:002016-09-22T02:36:40.680-07:00The lake is gorgeous! Nice photos ♥
summerdaisyco...The lake is gorgeous! Nice photos ♥<br /><br />summerdaisycottage.blogspot.comSummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285118206749258377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-79452211632760215012016-09-21T19:06:15.753-07:002016-09-21T19:06:15.753-07:00Interesting barge and tug - that is some heavy equ...Interesting barge and tug - that is some heavy equipment to be hauling around. It is always amazing to watch the skill of the mighty outdoors workers. We've seen the coal barges - hundreds and hundreds of them - moored alongside the riverbanks and going up and down the Ohio River - another amazing sight.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-74023027688852682522016-09-21T08:47:38.017-07:002016-09-21T08:47:38.017-07:00They were/are. Just wished my crop had been bigger...They were/are. Just wished my crop had been bigger to make more. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-90308173024542207782016-09-21T08:47:14.475-07:002016-09-21T08:47:14.475-07:00Thanks. We thought the same thing when we came her...Thanks. We thought the same thing when we came here on vacation and decided to stay. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-11603237603058746702016-09-21T08:46:46.950-07:002016-09-21T08:46:46.950-07:00We have a gulf too on the ocean side, but it is lo...We have a gulf too on the ocean side, but it is long and skinny and not a huge as yours. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-38884177306409517572016-09-21T08:45:53.369-07:002016-09-21T08:45:53.369-07:00It's almost like a ferry but with the engine s...It's almost like a ferry but with the engine separate. That's pretty much what tugs are, a huge engine in a small body. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-10546423584865324402016-09-21T08:45:10.643-07:002016-09-21T08:45:10.643-07:00The Columbia is such a huge river and is deep enou...The Columbia is such a huge river and is deep enough to travel by large ship quite a ways up. Barges with their shallow draft can go even farther. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-90601513414875219122016-09-21T08:44:18.767-07:002016-09-21T08:44:18.767-07:00Even with the big tugs it's amazing that they ...Even with the big tugs it's amazing that they can move such large loads. Guess it's a lesson in momentum. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-75264587623401411372016-09-21T07:28:24.720-07:002016-09-21T07:28:24.720-07:00Wow very interesting---what a fun life you guys ha...Wow very interesting---what a fun life you guys have.<br />The pickles look good.<br />MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-57014364091159019462016-09-21T07:21:55.174-07:002016-09-21T07:21:55.174-07:00I love the area where you live.I love the area where you live.Lady Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181866510595193667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-17122512370343636622016-09-21T04:07:24.021-07:002016-09-21T04:07:24.021-07:00Exceptionally interesting. I watch barges here on...Exceptionally interesting. I watch barges here on the Gulf, but really never realized what work can be done with them.<br /><br />Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-16868205039315172942016-09-21T03:01:44.993-07:002016-09-21T03:01:44.993-07:00That's a long trip back and forth! I can'...That's a long trip back and forth! I can't imagine doing that job and moving big trucks around!Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-65164053821686633012016-09-20T11:40:53.930-07:002016-09-20T11:40:53.930-07:00We always admire the barges we see on the Columbia...We always admire the barges we see on the Columbia ...have watched grain loading a couple of times. Those captains have to be very skilled. Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-86267562319836819242016-09-20T09:21:51.561-07:002016-09-20T09:21:51.561-07:00Now that I see your photos, I have seen that littl...Now that I see your photos, I have seen that little tug tied up at the Shingle Mill, but for sure never pushing a barge like here.Paul in Powell Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539247800330943502noreply@blogger.com