Miss Izona's Home Port Great Links! Favorite Web Sites Kann Manufacturing Corp. Quality Built Marine Products Designed To Meet The Demands Of The Global Market Place ! In the early 1980s, Kann introduced a line of aluminum workboats and trailers for the US Coast Guard, USGS, DNR, fire departments and commercial fishermen. The "Mini Towboat" Izona was built by Kann Mfg. as per Customer design in 2004! Living Lands & Waters To aid in the protection, preservation and restoration of the natural environment of the nation's major rivers and their watersheds. To expand awareness of environmental issues and responsibility encompassing the river. To create a desire and an opportunity for stewardship and responsibility for a cleaner river environment. This website is devoted to communicating the efforts, successes, the setbacks and the needs of this project. Blue Heron's Nest & The Story Doctor Welcome to the nest. Here we hope your dreams of Voyaging can come closer to reality. I believe the inland waters of America are an underutilized source of Peace and Tranquility for all of us. During the week, one can travel twenty miles on most rivers without seeing another human being. At hull speeds, animals are not startled as you pass, banks are not washed away in your wake, the driftwood just ahead can be avoided, lower horsepower is required, and gas consumption is nill and affordable. The busy pace of your life gently slips away and is replaced with a serenity that mystifys. Dick's Towboat Gallery One of the many joys of living and boating on the Mississippi River is the opportunity to observe the passage of large towboats plying their way up and downstream, engaging in commerce, carrying huge loads of grain, coal, petroleum products and other goods. Over the years I have accumulated a collection of pictures of towboats as they passed by our home, and many of them are presented here.