For those of us who didn't grow up on the banks of the Mississippi, our introduction to its boats was Davy Crockett. You remember Davy…and the keelboat races with Mike Fink, and the river pirates, and all the other comic book stories that turned into books and movies and a merchandise business that surpassed… Continue reading Legendary Queen of the Mississippi
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Mississippi Cruisers Gamblers at Heart?
Last week, American Cruise Lines announced that its new Queen of the Mississippi was going to be even more like an authentic riverboat with the installation of a 23-ton paddlewheel. Everything that goes around… Paddlewheelers on the Mississippi were originally designed to transport goods from state to state. That made them trade centers, which attracted… Continue reading Mississippi Cruisers Gamblers at Heart?
River Cruising: Time Has Come
Here’s one of the New Year’s resolutions made in our house: By the end of 2012, we hope we will no longer be able to say we’ve never been on a river cruise. Clearly, river cruising is becoming a significant part of the “cruise community” and it’s time for us — so that we can… Continue reading River Cruising: Time Has Come
Mississippi Steamin' Comin' Back
Maybe there’s a generation gap here. Among the news in cruising is that next year there will be two steamboats working the Mississippi River, up one from this year and up two from 2010. For some of us “steamboats” were what quarterbacks counted before they had to throw a pass in touch football. The “Mighty… Continue reading Mississippi Steamin' Comin' Back