A day in the life of the Day Peckinpaugh
Robert Ragaini/Hudson-Catskill Newspapers
Day Peckinpaugh Captain John Callahan, center, describes the various items in the wheelhouse of the boat to a group of the Germantown Elementary students.
Students, background right, board the Peckinpaugh docked at the former St. Lawrence Cement Company dock Tuesday. Built in 1921 for use on the Erie Canal as well as the Great Lakes, the 259-foot vessel was the first self-propelled freighter designed to fit through the locks and under the bridges along the canal.
Day Peckinpaugh Captain John Callahan, center, describes the various items in the wheelhouse of the boat to a group of the Germantown Elementary students.
Students, background right, board the Peckinpaugh docked at the former St. Lawrence Cement Company dock Tuesday. Built in 1921 for use on the Erie Canal as well as the Great Lakes, the 259-foot vessel was the first self-propelled freighter designed to fit through the locks and under the bridges along the canal.
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