The River: Camp Day and first excursion onto forbidden Licking River; glorious summer ahead

Capt. Don is away on personal business this week, so we are republishing this column which first appeared on May 19, 2019. He expects to return to his storytelling next week. The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing 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

Forgive me if I repeat myself if I talk about “Camp Day” remembered every May the 19th as the beginning of another glorious summer season since my brothers Dick, and Bob and I, along with Larry Baldwin, an older neighbor-boy, made our first excursion onto the forbidden shores of the Licking River nearly 68 years ago…

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