Covington Inn by lil_sizzler
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Description
In 1946, this towboat hit the inland waterways with a splash. She became the prototype for the modern towboat.
For 30 years the 300-ton Covington pushed barges of liquid cargo, usually petroleum, along a 1,000-mile stretch of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
20 years later, the visionary partners of River Valley Preservation Company saw the Covington dry-docked in Louisiana and hauled her upstream to St. Paul. They gutted the tow's inner workings, and then inch by inch transformed the boat's steely chambers into cozy rooms. In 1995, the boat re-emerged with a new purpose.
The Covington Inn is one of America's few floating bed and breakfasts. The B & B permanently sits on the Mississippi River across from downtown St. Paul's towering skyline.
We stayed in the Pilot House
Comments (2)
busi2ness
A great collage displaying various places very well.
jocko500
wow lucky you. i never would had thought of this and they did a super job. You did a super job photo this wonder