Mississippi River

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September 28th 2016
The past number of days have been busy ones. Because of the heat, we decided to stay in Havana for a couple days. The arrival of two other boats both from Ontario to keep us company finalized the decision. The family that had been docked in Peoria with us the day before showed up the day after us. This is the couple (James and Nancy) from Peterborough with two young boys (Lucas and Marcos) aboa ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more