{"id":2452,"date":"2024-08-04T13:37:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T17:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=2452"},"modified":"2024-08-04T13:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T17:37:06","slug":"little-diversion-channel-mo-to-paducah-ky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=2452","title":{"rendered":"Little Diversion Channel, MO to Paducah, KY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today we journey 96 miles to Paducah, KY. We finally leave the Mississippi and return to our beautiful Ohio RIver!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

To return to the Mississippi from our hideaway anchorage, we first have to maneuver around the log dam that formed while we were sleeping.<\/p>\n\n\n

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, the picture of the Mississippi River comes cheap, worthy of only two words: barges and logs!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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It is a beautiful sunny day!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

It is at Cairo, IL that we will turn off the Mississippi and head into the Ohio River.<\/p>\n\n\n

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One would assume, Cairo, with its prime location at the confluence of the Ohio and the Mississippi Rivers, to be a thriving river town. The assumption would be correct if made in the 1800’s as it was a hub for steamship and ferry travel, industries supporting its population of 15,000+. However, with the rise of railroads making Chicago their hub, and the advent of bridges which significantly lowered the demand for the steamboat and ferry business, Cairo was left behind in the mass exodus of industry and people moving towards brighter futures. The perfect storm of severe flooding, racial tensions, and economic demise, left Cairo withering into what it is today: an abandoned forsaken ghost town. The Illinois state funding for the town is non existent and even the local government is reluctant to invest into and improve upon its own city. 1,500 souls still call Cairo home, but for how long they can linger without any government life support, time will tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We arrive to the mouth of the Ohio River, and as luck would have it, a barge is concurrently heading upriver.<\/p>\n\n\n

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What’s a little more churn to these turbulent waters?<\/p>\n\n\n\n