About GrafixMat Coasters
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Back Story
About GrafixMat Coasters:
Each GrafixMat® is a work of art, masterfully laser-engraved on the cork front with a unique and amusing story colorfully illustrated on its flip-side. For a treasured gift or your own personal collection; select one or create a set of 2, 4, 6 or more from 21 themed Collections totaling more than 500 contemporary and fine art designs. Made from eco-friendly recycled cork from Portugal and Spain, yet handcrafted in the U.S.A. GrafixMats® are so artfully designed and intriguing, we've created a hanging hole in the back of each coaster.
All Natural • Durable • Easy Wash • Singles or Sets • Storage Caddies • 4 1/4" Diameter, 5/16" Thick • Green Certified
Front Design:
Steamboat, Spirit of Peoria Captained by G. Alex Grieves, and co-captained by Alice Grady and Dylan Masonholder.
The Back Story:
Steamboat, Spirit of Peoria
The Spirit of Peoria was designed by architect Alan Bates, and built in 1988 at the Walker Boat Yard in Paducah, Kentucky, making it the first paddleboat vessel to ever be built there. Spirit of Peoria is a true paddleboat, actually using its paddlewheel for propulsion, unlike some modern riverboats with purely cosmetic wheels. With a length of 160’ long and at a height of 47.5’ tall with 4 decks, tipping the scales about 275 tons. Its shallow draft of 4’ enables the Spirit to land in just about any river town. Boarding is by 30’ long boarding stages. The Spirit of Peoria routinely travels up and down the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers.
www.spiritofpeoria.com