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The Third Steamer Mississippi

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The Third Steamer Mississippi

November 29, 2021

The last of a line of government steamboats to carry the name the Mississippi had an unusual beginning. A new steel hull, constructed by the Howard Shipyard at Jeffersonville, Ind.,… Read More

Twilight On The Levee Caption for top photo: Fifty years ago on the St. Louis levee, the excursion steamboat Admiral boards passengers for an evening cruise while the permanently moored Goldenrod Showboat and Str. Becky Thatcher light up the waterfront. (Keith Norrington collection)

Caption for top photo: Fifty years ago on the St. Louis levee, the excursion steamboat Admiral boards passengers for an evening cruise while the permanently moored Goldenrod Showboat and Str. Becky Thatcher light up the waterfront. (Keith Norrington collection)

Twilight On The Levee

December 28, 2020

During this final week of 2020, the Old Boat Column takes a fond look back 50 years to the summer of 1970, when the St. Louis levee was still a… Read More

The Str. Mississippi III The Str. Mississippi at Memphis in 1954. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Str. Mississippi III

November 8, 2019

Third in a line of government steamboats to carry the name, the Mississippi had a unique beginning. A new steel hull, built by the Howard Shipyard at Jeffersonville, Ind., in… Read More