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Kapa Ann home on Dubuque riverboat after remodel
Arnie and Sandy McDowell live aboard the Kapa Ann in Dubuque with their sons Jeremy and Stephen. They converted the former Cedar Rapids riverboat into a three bedroom house, plan a second deck, smoke stacks, and a paddlewheel to resemble a riverboat while keeping the name. The boat was launched in 1952 and changed hands several times before ending up in Clinton and then Dubuque in 1979.
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Dave Rasdal
Iowa
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Cedar River
Mississippi River
Arnie
Sandy McDowell
Jeremy
Stephen
Paul and
Ann Miller
Kathryn
Iawa
Missouri
Coe
Cornell
Wilson and
Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids Riverfront
Sixth
21St Avenue
Sandy
Northwestern Bell
Johnson Avenue
Clinton
McDowells