Sunday, April 20, 2008

Blurred Gems, Pre-1965: Rivers of America



Board the Mark Twain for a tour of the Rivers of America. So much to see and do here, yet also a wonderful place to sit back and relax while this beautiful riverboat takes around Tom Sawyer Island. Speaking of TSI, here’s a closeup of the Old Mill. Sorry signage geeks, the shot is too blurry to zoom in for detail. So for now, just pretend this slide is a Monet, stand back, and squint. You might get better results.



Another one from TSI; not sure, but this could be the 3 Falls described in the original TSI brochure: “Legend tells us that many moons ago, lightning struck this tree and caused three waterfalls to spring from its roots…and The 3 Falls became the headwaters of the Rivers of America.”



Another mode of transportation for the Rivers of America is this long-gone Keelboat:



And if you still need more variety, how about a canoe, or the Columbia?



Last one from this series shows the Nature’s Wonderland Mine Train passing the falls of Cascade Peak.



To see more vintage and current Rivers of America photos, visit my website.

2 comments:

Major Pepperidge said...

Great color on this set!

Unknown said...

I love the TSI picture!

And the Mine Train.

And the Keelboats.

And the Fort.

And the Twain!