Captain's Quarters

Engine Room

Captain Fred Paul navigated the White River from 1910 until 1958. He piloted this boat from 1940 to 1958. When returning to port, he would blow the whistle as he passed near his home to let his wife, Clover, know he would soon be home.

Captain Claude Ashmore piloted this boat from 1961 until 1967. Interviewed in 2000, he recalls the pleasures and challenges of his seven years behind the wheel of the Mary Wood No. 2, where he had, as he says, "some close calls and some smooth sailing."