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Changes since the "edition 2 (2007)" version of THE STEAMBOAT TRAVELLER book

Hampton, IL

added: Fisherman's Corner campground at Hampton, IL, a great place to watch the boats lock through Lock 14, Upper Mississippi River.

Louisville, KY

added: Howard Family's grave site at the Cave Hill National Cemetery.  


 

Changes since the "edition 1 (2006)" version of THE STEAMBOAT TRAVELLER book

Le Claire, Iowa

The City of Le Claire, Iowa, has a new website: www.leclaireiowa.gov

Dubuque, Iowa

added: Julien Dubuque Monument, a great overlook over the Mississippi River and the city of Dubuque.

Minneapolis Area, Excelsior, MN

The Steamboat MINNEHAHA has a new website: www.steamboatminnehaha.org, and is operated now by the Museum of Lake Minnetonka.

New Orleans, LA / St. Louis, MO

Delta Queen steamboat company bought by Majestic America Line, moving the operational office from New Orleans to St. Louis. New website: www.majesticamericaline.com.

New Orleans Area, LA

The Magnolia Belle has a new website: www.magnoliabelle.org

Vicksburg, MS

The Catfish Row Landing Park is now finished and open to the public.

LaCrosse, WI

The opening hours of the Riverside Museum have changed.

Newport, KY, and Covington, KY

The USS Nightmare was moved from Newport to Covington.

Marietta, OH

The Becky Thatcher Restaurant went out of business.

New Entries:

Yukon & Chena River: Whitehorse, Dawson City, Fairbanks

Columbia & Willamette Rivers: Astoria, Portland, Salem, Hood River, Cascade Locks, Stevenson

Sacramento River: Sacramento, CA

Lake Champlain: Shelburne, VT





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