Trustees

Andrew Chun, President
Gary Anthony, Trustee
Karon Martin, Trustee 
Kim Gaglio, Trustee
Eric Clark, Trustee
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SPLASH Mission

We provide unique educational adventures aboard our operational steamboat, while inspiring children and adults to learn about aquatic science, local history and engineering.  

​Vessel History

The tale of SPLASH begins in Bucyrus, Ohio in the early 1970s, when Lee Gaeke, his son, and family friends decided to build the first sternwheeler completely constructed in Ohio in over 100 years. The hull was built in Cincinnati and the steam engines were cast right in Bucyrus, but Lee constructed everything else (except the boiler) himself. Upon completion, the vessel was trailered fifty miles from Tucker Marine in Bucyrus to Huron, Ohio (near Sandusky), where the owner’s granddaughter christened it the River Prince.  Read More >

About our Founder

The Delaware River Steamboat Floating Classroom is the realization of the dream of a stunningly remarkable man, Bart Hoebel.
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