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Paducah (Day 129)

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  To get to Paducah Kentucky, we had only one lock and dam and just a few miles. We went through the lock with many of our flotilla 4 companions. This was a very interesting dredging operation we saw along the way.  There are actually two barges here. We were the first to arrive and after helping the other boats get in and tied up, Mike was able to go kiteboarding. I went with a group of ladies to the National Quilt Museum.  The quilts were amazing.  This is a sample of some of my favorites.  It’s amazing what these quilters can do with pieces of fabric.The red, white and blue was from an exhibit of quilts made for veterans. the Christmas tree is a close up of one square on a larger quilt. Quite an interesting exhibit of talent. This was a super cute town.  Reminded us of New Bern. In addition to the quilt museum they have a river history museum, many restaurants, a wine bar a distillery a brewery, a bakery, a sweet shop, and theatre venues. This theatre wa...