b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWS The Next Journey of the Julia Belle Swain and Former Spirit of PeoriaT he steamer Julia Belle Swain,two boats are bound for an Alabamaout-of-marketoperation.Currently, whichhasbeendormantinshipyardforrefurbishment.Heex- Manthey operates 14 vessels in Tampa.La Crosse, Wis., for a decade,pectstheCapitoltobecompleted was spotted southbound in the towaroundFebruaryorMarch2024,The Julia Belle Swain was designed by of the M/V Laura K with the formerwiththeJulia Belle SwaincompleteCapt. Dennis Trone and built in 1971 Spirit of Peoria, now renamed Capitol,within six months. atDubuqueBoatandBoilerWorks this week. of Dubuque, Iowa. It was used in the Were building them to do sightsee- 1973 film Tom Sawyer and the 1974 Both boats are owned by Troy Man- ing, brunch, lunch and dinner cruises,film Huckleberry Finn. The Capitol they,presidentandCEOofYachtand private events, he told The Wa- operatedinPeoriaasanexcursion StarshipDiningCruises,Tampa,terwaysJournal.Mantheywouldntvessel from 1988 through 2022. It was Fla.,aPVAmember.HetoldThedisclosewheretheywilloperate,designed by Alan Bates and built by WaterwaysJournalDec.7,thatthenoting only that this will be our firstWalker Boat Yard in Paducah, Ky.INNOVATIVE CORRECTIONUNIQUEIntheNovemberissueofFoghorn, PVA member Adam Blums name was PROVEN misspelled in a caption about the PVA RegionMeetings.HeandInterstate Power Systems hosted brats and drinks after one of the welcome receptions. PHOTO: PVA STAFFBellingham, WA | 360.647.7602Sales@allamericanmarine.comFOGHORN 56'