Western Rivers
The Mississippi River and its tributaries
and associated waterways form the largest network of navigable waters in the
world, connecting many of our mid-Western cities with one another and with
the sea.
The trip from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico
is a major leg of the “Great Loop” circumnavigation of the Eastern States.
Whether you are piloting a small pleasure
boat or a powerful towboat pushing a huge load of barges, good charts and
reference books are important. Here are some suggestions to help make your
voyage safe and successful
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01/08/2010
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Great Loop Cruise Routes Map.
22 x 26 waterproof map showing the ICW, New York canal system, Great
Lakes, Mississippi River and tributaries, and Tenn-Tom Waterway. Every lock
and dam is shown.
$19.95 T16930 |
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North American Inland Waterways Map and
Index edited by David Edwards-May, Euromapping. Designed for all
inland waterway users, boaters, and enthusiasts, giving an overview of
inland navigation past and present throughout North America. 64 page, 6
x 9, PB with color 39 x 27 fold-out map.
$44.00 T17941 |
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Quimby’s Cruising Guide, from
Waterways Journal, essential book for pleasure boats plying the
Mississippi-Missouri system and the Tenn-Tom. 2009 edition.
Spiral-bound, 284 pages. $39.00 T18328
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Inland River Guide 2009 also from Waterways Journal.
Published specifically for the inalnd river industry. 2009 edition.
Lists barge and towing companies, terminals, fleeting services,
shipyards and repair facilities, fuel and boat stores, brokers, divers,
parts distributors, agencies and associations. Over 500 pages,
comb-bound.
$75.00 T18352 |
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Charts are published in
book form by each Army Corps of Engineers District Office for the rivers
within its own district. ACOE does not to allow dealers or resellers.
If you would like Pilothouse to order for you, we must add a service
fee. We suggest, instead, that you telephone the appropriate district
chart sales offices and order directly. Addresses and telephone numbers
can be found in Quimby’s. Prices below are approximate. |
| Illinois
Waterway |
$24.95 T4574 |
| Upper
Mississippi Minneapolis to Cairo |
$44.95 T4575 |
| Ohio River
Cairo to Foster |
$51.00 T4576 |
| Cumberland
River |
$14.95 T13658 |
| Tennessee
River |
$19.95 T4577 |
| Tennessee-Tombigbee
Waterway |
$32.95 T4578 |
| Lower Black
Warrior River |
$28.95 T4579 |
Designed
and compiled by towboat pilot Jimmy Leggett for towboat pilots. Clear,
up-to-date, clutter-free charts with extensive detailed notes, on heavy
paper, spiral bound, 14 x 9.
Lower Mississippi River,
Mile Zero AHP
to Cairo, IL. 2009
$105.00 T18580
Tennesseee-Tombigby Waterway,
Mobile, AL to
Junction fo Tennessee River, with additional information for pleasure
boaters by Fred Myers, 2009.
$105.00 T18735
DVD Electronic Charts 2009. $39.00
T15993
U.S. Boating Charts DVD $99.00
T14278
Click Here for Details on these two items
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Lake
Michigan to Kentucky Lake the Heartland
River Route, by Capt. Rick Rhodes, Pelican Publishing. Detailed guide for
the trip from Chicago to Kentucky Lake, in the lower Tennessee River.
2002. PB, 8 x 9, 205pp.
$28.95 T17318 |
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CD Cruising Cumberland River Cruise Guide
by Bob and Mavis Duthie. Interactive guide with three hours of audio,
over 1000 photos, and the full text of Fred Myer's
Cumberland River Cruise Guide.
For Windows 95 or higher.
$34.95 T8001 |
CD Cruising the Tennessee River,
Bob and Mavis Duthie. Interactive guide with three hours of audio, over
1000 photos and the full text of Fred Myers' Tennessee River Cruise
Guide. Requires Windows 95 or higher.
$34.95 T1602 |
Tenn-Tom Nitty-Gritty Cruise Guide
by Fred Myers.
Out of Print , but see Barway Pilots Guides above. |
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The Ohio River in American History
and Voyaging on Today’s River, Rick Rhodes, 2007. Includes the
Allegheny, Monongahela, Kanawha, Muskingum, Green and Wabash Rivers.
History, local color, and navigation information rolled into one book . PB, 8 ˝ x 11, 318pp.
$35.95 T14679 |
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Waterway
Guide Great Lakes Edition 2009 Although concerned mainly with the Lakes,
this new guide has a useful 49 pages on the Chicago to Mobile
connection.
$39.95 T17975
Click Here For Waterway Guide Coverage Map |
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Quimby’s Cruising Guide
2009 See
"The Big Picture" above. |
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Life on the
Mississippi by Mark Twain. “At once a
romantic history of a mighty river; an autobiographical account of Twain’s
early steamboat days; a storehouse of humorous anecdotes and sketches.”
Published originally in 1883. We have the Signet Classic edition, 1961. PB,
4 x 7, 384pp.
$3.95
T3319 |
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Rivers Revealed,
Rediscovering America's Waterways. Jerry M. Hay, professional
riverdorian for the Delta Queen Steamboat Company. Practical and
historic information gathered from three decades on the rivers. PB, 6 x
9, 308 pp.
$19.95 T5187 |
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