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Where to go at this site:
Delta Queen history |
steamboat photo collections and online Steamboat Museum |
links to steamboat subjects - boats, how to build, etc. |
research of family history, school reports, etc. |
steamboat hobbies |
contact Nori Muster.
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Steamboats.com came online in 1998 to document the history of the 1970 campaign to save the Delta Queen Steamboat. Steamboat tramping was threatened with extinction when the U.S. Congress passed "Safety at Sea" legislation in 1966 that would outlaw overnight cruises on boats made of wood. The Delta Queen is a wooden vessel from the water up, but the boat won a legal exemption from the law. Since that time, It has won six consecutive exemptions, whenever the old one expires (see "Delta Queen History" above). William Muster was one of the people who saved the Delta Queen, and his daughter, Nori Muster, built this site. Editor's Note: For news about the 2008 Save the Delta Queen campaign, click here. Steamboats are a vital living history in American life. Some paddlewheelers take passengers on overnight cruises, some do day cruises, others have been converted into hotels, restaurants, or museums. Still others are just wrecks, half-buried in the mud. At one time there were thousands of paddle steamers transporting passengers and cargo on all the river systems in the country (and world). Steamboats.com was created to promote the study of steamboat history. Everybody should know at least something about it. If you have any inquiries, complaints, or stories to share, please contact the web master. We hope you will enjoy your visit to this site. Happy steamboating! 
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