Hi Ed, Well at the risk of getting "commercial" here on the Forum ... Diana and I finished Volume 1 of our Chicago to Mobile series last year, it covers Chicago to Paducah. Full annotated charts and cruising guide info. And the guide allows you to NOT buy the Illinois Waterway, Upper Mississippi, and Ohio River USACE chart kits which are pretty horrible for the trip (VERY dated and commercial versus recreational bias). You can check it out here: www.managingthewaterway.com/guides-books/chicago-to-mobile-detail And for $30.00 (free shipping) versus buying the three USACE chart kits, it's a no-brainer. Again, sorry for the self-plug but you asked and weren't getting a very truthful response. Best and enjoy the run, Mark p.s. Shame on you Ted ("only one choice"). [clip] Message: 3 Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 07:56:01 -0400 From: Ed <ekcine@gmail.com> To: trawlers@lists.trawlering.com Subject: T&T: Chicago to mobile Message-ID: <CADz3XXZub1nLmQHH9ATboqmKpXc_beZKTiMP_tn_uax07LXD1A@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Looks like we will have to change our plans. The Erie canal may be closed the rest of the season. if so, we'll go the other way via Chicago. What charts/chartbook are best for the Chicago to Mobile run? Already have it on the plotter, need paper. Thnx Ed ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 08:12:09 -0400 From: "Ted Stehle" <tstehle@waterwayguide.com> To: "Ed" <ekcine@gmail.com>, <trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> Subject: Re: T&T: Chicago to mobile Message-ID: <4BA52936C63641FC9F2A06060608375B@TedStehlePC> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Only one choice.....Corps of Engineers Charts. Go here for Illinois and Upper Miss; http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/NIC2/default.cfm. Click on Nav Charts. You can download. Go to Corps of Engineers Louisville District for Ohio River, Corps of Engineers Nashville for Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. You can download. Go to Corps of Engineers Mobile District for Tenn-Tom. Hard copy only. Ted Ted Stehle, Editor Skipper Bob Publications www.waterwayguide.com www.skipperbob.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed" <ekcine@gmail.com> To: <trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 7:56 AM Subject: T&T: Chicago to mobile > Looks like we will have to change our plans. The Erie canal may be closed > the rest of the season. if so, we'll go the other way via Chicago. > What charts/chartbook are best for the Chicago to Mobile run? Already have > it on the plotter, need paper. > > Thnx > Ed [clip]