Laurie and I enjoyed a pleasant boating experience while on a mini-vacation. We rode a riverboat on the Ohio River. Music was supplied and a buffet meal filled out bellies!
We boarded this boat in the evening and headed northeast on the great Ohio River. I am not sure how far we traveled, but we went quite a ways enjoying an easy ride, seeing the scenery and geese and ducks. At some point the boat turned around and headed southwest just as the evening began to turn towards darkness.
The trip back went past the site of boarding the boat closer to Cincinnati, Ohio. We boarded on the Kentucky side of the river near Covington, Kentucky. Actually, we learned the river is actually part of the state of Kentucky until one reached the shore on the Ohio side. Interesting! Now we could see the many bridges as they crossed the river. Some had very old architecture dating into the eighteen hundreds.
Eventually we turned again to move northeasterly again. Darkness was now very noticeable as the city lights began illuminating the buildings and strongly contrasting the darkened sky.
A statement of interest. The Allegheny River of western Pennsylvania was actually know as the Ohio River. The name would change to the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh where it intersected with the Monongahela River. At this intersection the Ohio River now begins.
Did they tell you that the Cincinnati/Covington Bridge is also called the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge? As you may already know, John Roebling built the Brooklyn Bridge, and lived in Saxonburg.
Kirby, you are absolutely correct. I mentioned this very thing upon hearing his name in connection with that bridge.