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What's Happening on the Water Now!
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Barge Traffic is Up on the Tennessee River
Due to Positive Economy
"I've counted 6 barges in one day...that seems like a lot more than
usual," comments L. Richey at Huntsville's Ditto Landing with his son
watching the barge traffic at the Dixie Highway Bridge.
With soaring fuel prices, it only makes sense for commercial traffic on
the Tennessee River to be increasing. Cities like Knoxville and
Chattanooga continue to grow at a heavy pace. Barging materials for
infrastructure projects, like asphalt, makes more sense than
transporting over land. Read more
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1. Sharks in the Tennessee River? "I want somebody to show me how a shark locks through 13 locks on the Tenn Tom, makes a right and locks through 3 more locks to Lake Guntersville. Somebody put that shark there...and the news media is stupid for not asking that" says a homeowner on the Tenn Tom waterway.
What do you think? Could sharks live in our inland waterways? Get the next issue of LIFE ON THE WATER for some answers...
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KNOXVILLE, TN
Rebels With a Cause
by Ann Rezebek
Meet Dennis Beckley and his 'rebels with a
cause' on jet skis! The Tennessee River 600 gets the LIFE ON THE WATER
Spirit of Summer award |
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DECATUR, AL
The Critters of Wheeler Wildlife Refuge
by Sharon Spurlin
Are there alligators on the Tennessee River?
Strange birds that can't be identified? Find out in Part one of our
two part series, Wheeler Wildlife Refuge by Sharon Spurlin | 
LOUISVILLE, KY
Protectors of the Heartland, USCG Ohio Valley Sector reprinted w/permission COAST GUARD MAGAZINE
The Coast Guard doesn't just protect coastal
waters. Homeland Security heightens awareness of terrorism potential
on our inland waterways. |
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