Highlights of today include the statue of Chief Paduke of the Padouca Indian Nation. Maybe this had something to do with the fact that General Clark (of Lewis & Clark fame) named the settlement Paducah.
Exploring the downtown area, we found a pool of blue water at the World War II Memorial. I had to look twice to realize it was really blue water..
Next to the river is a flood wall with great paintings on it. This was built after the disastrous flood of 1937.
We went to the River Discovery Center where among other things there was a model of the Delta Queen, a beautiful paddlewheeler stil in service today. There was also a simulator where I was able to pilot a tugboat pushing about 12 barges. Everything was going great until, for some unknown reason (maybe a quick shift in the currents or something) I plowed into another set of barges. An alarm went off and I was kicked out.
Finally, I thought you would all like a peek at the confluence....Ohio River on the left, Tennessee River on the right.
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