Towboats at Riverfront Park

Last spring, people who visited Harris Riverfront Park got to go onboard a few of the towboats that pass by Huntington every day. Most of them push coal that keep power plants and steel mills running.

This year, the boats return to the park, and there will be more of them.

Accordingto David K. Smith, president of the Huntington District Waterways Association, there will be at least two boats at the park each of the three days of the Port of Huntington -- Tri-State National Maritime Days Celebration on May 18-20. The J.S. Lewis, an old boat that dates back to 1931, will be there each day. The other boat will be a modern one, and it will be a different boat each day.

Last year's event was pretty interesting. If you can, check it out.