Eric on The Road

Journeys into the offbeat, off the beaten path, overlooked and forgotten - by Eric Model

Friday, August 08, 2008

Heard on the Radio: Mississippi River Tugfest

There's a unique tugfest taking place this weekend across the Mississippi River between LeCalire, Iowa and Posrt Byron, Illinois.

It has nothing to do with tugboats. Rather, this tug refers to a tug of war - like one across the river pitting teams from the Iowa and Illinois neighbors.

In this Left Jab, we hear from two competitors - one from Iowa and one from Illinois. They talk about this unique event that brings some 35,000 to an area whose regular population is no more than 5,000 combined.

If you can't hear the segment when it is broadcast on XM Satellite Radio (Saturday at 11 am; Sunday at 1 pm on Channel 167), it will later be available as a podcast at http://www.leftjabradio.com
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