GL: Fw: Illinois River

[John Esch]

>> I made the trip from Cincinnati to Holland MI in June and every tow I 
>> hailed <<
> >answered, and most said thanks for the call. In all of my trips up and 
> >down <<
> >the river system I have never had difficulty contacting them.<<

Ted, I basically agree with your comments after 2 years of cruising the 
Tennessee & Tenn-Tom.  The suggestions have to do with those few occasions 
where you get no response from the tows and it is not a very wide open 
river.


John Esch
Fet-Esch