Arrival in New Orleans		Rafting on the Mississippi River Chicago to New Orleans June-July 1964
Home Preparations On the way Arrival Daily Log Where are they now Additions: The rafters meet the Mayor David Mahler's tribute to Ron 50th anniversary of arrival Updated: October 2022 norm.hellmers   @ gmail.com		"There warn't no home like a raft, after all.  Other places do            seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't.  You feel            mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft."                        Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn