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Steamboats.com Publishes 1st Book
Go to Amazon.com to purchase the Kindle edition of the Steamboats.com Affirmation Book. Written for people who want peace. See the book online: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005EAWPHM/steamboatshop Share on Facebook Tweet This Post
Searching for 1850s Captain Gaston
On Jul 18, 2011, at 8:22 PM, Julie Norman wrote: My ancestor, Matthew A Gaston, was listed as a steamboat pilot in the 1850′s and 60′s in Mobile, Alabama. Is there any place I could get more information on him? … Continue reading
Ralph Hicks Info. Wanted
On Jul 11, 2011, at 6:03 AM, S. Benson wrote: name=S benson location=Missouri message=Looking for a steamboat named the Ralph hicks, sailed the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Late 1800 early 1900′s. Thanks Editor’s note: The Fred Way Directory lists … Continue reading
News re-Run Apology
We apologize for repeating the same news twice. The post below names Xanterra Parks & Resorts as having just bought the Delta Queen. However, a previous post from May 26 names TAC Cruises, which is owned by Xanterra. Steamboat friends told … Continue reading
Delta Queen Sold
DELTA QUEEN PASSENGER VESSEL FINALLY SOLD By D.K. DuPont 6/27/2011 Xanterra Parks & Resorts has purchased the assets of Ambassadors International Inc., including the Delta Queen and Columbia Queen, for $39 million cash. U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware approved the sale … Continue reading
Trove of Delta Queen Photos Discovered
On May 24, 2011, at 12:15 PM, John Dreyer wrote: Wanted to share this photo I took of Betty Blake, Gabe Chengery, Roberta Flack and friend. Event was The Great Steamboat Race of 1976. There are many other of … Continue reading
“When there used to be four thousand steamboats and ten thousand acres of coal-barges, and rafts and trading scows, there wasn’t a lantern from St. Paul to New Orleans, and the snags were thicker than bristles on a hog’s back; … Continue reading
Delta Queen Sold to TAC Cruise
Breaking news – the sale is expected to close today or tomorrow. Read the whole article: click here http://www.workboat.com/newsdetail.aspx?id=10175 EXCERPT Ambassadors International Inc., wrapped up its bankruptcy case last week by selling its assets — including the riverboat Delta Queen — … Continue reading