In Honor of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion During Black History Month — the Floating Freedom School

At a time when programs supporting the American values of diversity, equity, and inclusion are being banned in schools across the nation, it is incumbent on the rest of us to keep alive the history that some are now seeking … Continue reading

Paddling Across America By Canoe Over 22 Months, 22 States, & On 22 Rivers

Last Tuesday, Neal Moore, 50, paddled his 16-foot red Old Town Penobscot canoe into New York harbor completing an epic 7,500-mile journey across America in over 22 months, traveling through 22 states, while paddling on 22 rivers.  For 675 days, … Continue reading

Barge Shipping Shutdown by Record Flooding on the Mississippi and by Record Drought on China’s Yangtze

Water transportation on two of the world’s longest river systems have been disrupted by extremes in water levels. On the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers record  flooding  has  disrupted  or halted barge traffic while on China’s Yangtze River a record drought has snarled … Continue reading