The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river — from discovery to a way of love and life. This a part of a long and continuing story.
By Capt. Don SandersSpecial to NKyTribune
Cincinnati historian and world traveler Bonnie Speeg sent a note this past week: “I just emailed you a PDF of the ‘Telescope Journey to Cincinnati by Steamboat in 1844-45.’ What a pleasure reviewing all the extensive steamboat material.”
The telescope Ms. Speeg mentioned is the 1845 Merz and Mahler Telescope, presently housed at the Cincinnati Observatory Center, one of the oldest operating telescopes in the world. The telescope came to Cincinnati 180 years ago from Munich, Germany…