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Midship Museum: A Steamboat Buff’s Dream

Old Boat Column

Midship Museum: A Steamboat Buff’s Dream

May 17, 2021

When Frank Pierson purchased the steamer Mississippi (then a tourist attraction moored opposite Hannibal, Mo.) in early 1966 and brought it to St. Louis to replace his sunken Becky Thatcher,… Read More

The Wenonah Wheel Mystery The retired steam towboat Wenonah at St. Louis with the Goldenrod Showboat. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Wenonah Wheel Mystery

April 19, 2021

With the demise by fire of the Goldenrod Showboat in late 2017, an unsolved question remains concerning the big pilotwheel that was long displayed in the lobby area of the… Read More