“Big wheel keep on turnin'...” - line from the song, Proud Mary.
Sunrise on the Mississippi
A towboat pushing a barge is called a “tow”.
The tow disappeared downstream.
We arrived in Dubuque around lunch time on Thursday after traveling all day Wednesday on the American Queen.
Lock and Dam #11
Looking upstream
Bill looking at Illinois
Dubuque is located on the west bank of the Mississippi directly opposite the Illinois/Wisconsin state line. If you look north-east from Dubuque, you see Wisconsin. If you look south-east from Dubuque, you see Illinois.