Howdy, tomorrow and possibly on Saturday there is at least one or two stories in the newspaper about the Queen Series. www.evansvillecourierpressonline.com On tomorrow's story is about the Delta Queen in Henderson, Ky, docking in the morning. Then, there will be a story soon on the Delta Queen and the American Queen stopping in the now famous Grandview, Indiana for their 200th city anniversary. The Mississippi Queen was to stop by but is under renovations. Grandview, Indiana, is bursting at the seams on this whole Queen series situation. Of course Henderson, Ky, is the KING of the Ohio River region right now. It will be interesting when Tell City, In, and Owensboro, Ky, get their river fronts renovated. They will blow folks out of the water. Lots of changes.
My company, Ohio River Boat Cruises since 2004, is in operation as a charter business. In time, I want to add a riverboat that I own. In the past a few in our city may have told folks that I don't have this buisness anymore or not involved with any docking here or in the region. That is far from correct. Currently, I've talked with folks up and down our river region and we all welcome river boats of all kinds. In the city of Evansville, In, where I'm from, only a few here don't like river boats and will stop them at all costs. I don't know why those few don't like river boats and what they have against them or even docking them here. Chicago didn't get larger only having a boat or two. We have a Casino boat, gutted out large river boat, which most folks 'endear' themselves to, and the LST 325. A river boat isn't in competition with any other boat. Infact, it should enhance anyone else being on the river. If you don't like the product, don't buy a ticket.
Some few have possibly spread around that I don't call on river boats anymore. Say, what. I do, not the aggressive marketing as in the past to spread out the times they can possibly be here. And, I'd like to complete a sale of a riverboat to own myself. I've had to concentrate on some property this past year. I am gearing up, again, and have made contact with a river boat to come and spend some time here in the Ohio River region. The several cities I contacted are excited and ready to add another river boat to stop by. It will be awesome. The Public loves river boats. Don't let a handful of folks deceive you. We love river boats.
Change is hard for a lot of folks, and when they don't have the opportunity to produce what others can, it sometimes is a match of 'if they don't get credit for doing anyhing, or MONEY under the table or by hook and crook' those folks can be a tad off the wall. Our public likes river boats and nothing, no one will keep that from coming. It may be outside our city and then a few years into this market, but I do believe that in Evansville, Indiana we'll get river boats here with proper docking. I work with Nu Plaza Yacht Club who also Manages the Dogtown Boat ramp, at marker 797, and the President of the Vanderburgh County Commission, Bill Nix. They listen to me, find ways to make dockings happen, and love boats. Just a few may try and stop dockings, may try and mix up facts with truth and try to create their interpretation of things or law on the river--there is a lot of that in our area, may try to continue--after three years, to keep river boats from coming. Well, the public and I love river boats and we're not going anywhere on that. We're going to dock river boats. These are great American vessels, about our American Heritage, and I'm an American. It is a passion, a love and respect for the river, and a desire to enjoy as many river boats as possible. I've told the area USCG and the Army Corps of Engineers that my company will not do as a few in having their interpretation of the law, I will always ask what the law is with them and follow it with them. I'm not like those few at all. Folks in our city will tell you I'm not like one of those few folks. Interpretation of the law isn't in those few folks hands. I respect those two agencies with highest regards and don't interpret their laws. Yes, I'm in business and I have some river boats to get here and let the public enjoy them. Lets rip the Ohio River Region up. It will be awesome!! Mary
