Steamboat History & Education

How to start learning steamboat history? Read Mark Twain's "Life on the Mississippi". Ride a true steamboat, like the DELTA QUEEN (if you can afford a cruise on her), the Str. NATCHEZ at New Orleans, the BELLE OF LOUISVILLE at Louisville, KY, the JULIA BELLE SWAIN at La Crosse, WI. Visit steamboat museums and steamboat related places along the rivers - see The Steamboat Traveller guidebook for such places.

For further research, Steamboats.org is offering a few resources like the glossary of steamboat terms. Check out the list of resources in the navigation bar on the left to find more.