radiomantom Loc: Plymouth Indiana

A tabletop photo that will always be a part of me. I was born and raised on the Mississippi and have fished it my entire life. My father was without a doubt the greatest fisherman I ever knew. A close friend of his bought a fish camp neat Fountain City, WS. on the river in the early 60's. I married in 1963 and my family along with my parents began spending a week there forever since. Of course, my parents my are no longer with us, but we will be going there again this fall for our 63rd. year.
The wife and I were in a small store in Alma and I happened to pick this book in the photo. The store owner insisted that I would buy it for sure if I spent any time on the "Mighty Miss". He was right. We were familiar with every backwater slough area he writes about. It is a phenomenal book written about a man that spent his life in the backwater areas of the Mississippi.

Kenny Salwey is a modern-day American hermit who has lived most of his life in the Mississippi river bottoms, coming to know the river ecosystem with an intimacy unavailable to most. Now, Kenny shares his love of, and knowledge about, the mighty river. The Last River Rat is a seasonal look at Kenny’s unique life

The book is still available on Amazon..

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jack schade Loc: La Pine Oregon

Very good still life.

jack

OldJeff

He most certainly was a fisherman. I always recall, in the Fall, he would go to a spot on the river for no more than 15 of 20 minutes each day and come home with a Walleye. (16th St. bridge) that went over to the landfill, stockcar track.

JustJill Loc: Iowa

Very good still life. I have read several memoirs about people living on the Mississippi River. I will check that one out as I can not remember if I have read it or not.

radiomantom Loc: Plymouth Indiana

By all means be sure to read it if you haven't. I was born and raised in Dubuque and lived there until graduating from HS. I wouldn't be surprised to say I may have met Salyer's at some point throughout the times I spent myself in the backwaters in that region between Cochrane and Fountain City, Ws.

JustJill Loc: Iowa

It is a small world. We lived in Dubuque for 30 years and just moved away!

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Beautiful still life, Tom!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Nice image Tom. I spent my working career in the maritime industry in the New Orleans area. All of the places I worked were on the Mississippi River.

Don

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

This an excellent still life, Tom!

tcthome Loc: NJ

Great photo & write up.

Stlawrence

Great still life. Great story. I'll have to buy that book. Up our way (St. Lawrence River) there are many who are also known as "River Rats." I have gotten to know a few and it sounds like they have a lot in common with the one who wrote the book. I'll have to see. Thanks for the post.

radiomantom Loc: Plymouth Indiana

By all means you will want to read this one then for sure. Wife and I were just on a cruise out of Quebec City the first week of Oct.
Did some great photography there and also Peggy's Cove which had been on my bucket list for some time.

radiomantom Loc: Plymouth Indiana

Thank you.

radiomantom Loc: Plymouth Indiana

Thank you!