Past to Present Lecture Series - Capt. Thomas Thomayer, Columbia River Pilots and Tidewater Barge Lines

""Born to Be a Slough Pig with Capt. Thomas Thomayer"" - Retired Columbia River Pilot Captain Thomas N. Thomayer will enjoy sharing with you his memories of his grandfather, Captain Lewis S. Russell Sr., founder of Tidewater Barge Lines in 1932 and sharing a lifetime of working on the Columbia, Willamette, and Snake Rivers. Captain Thomayer walked aboard a Tidewater tug for the first time in 1970 and operated them for 17 years. He was voted in as a Columbia River Pilot in 1987 and enjoyed working with fellow pilots and masters from all over the world for 27 years. Come take a voyage without leaving the dock.