Well do we recollect the excitement caused by the many trials of speed between these two, the fastest boats then on the river ... on the Mississippi, was the one made by the famous steamboat ...

Former Eden Prairie resident recalls a memorable 1979 Mississippi River steamboat trip with President Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn, ...

During the American Civil War, huge metal monsters roamed the Mississippi River. Called ironclads, these boats were about 50 ...

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In 2015, the Sultana Disaster Museum opened in Marion. In 2019, the Arkansas General Assembly designated April 27 each year ...

The mighty Mississippi River has carved more than a physical path through America’s heartland. Along its winding shores lie ...

Five people have been rescued from the Mississippi River after a tugboat collided with a ship near the Hale Boggs Bridge.

It’s perhaps one of the most American moments I’ve ever had, a thematic culmination of a 12-day “ America’s Heartland” cruise ...

But in 1823, the first steamboat ascended the Mississippi to Fort Snelling and ushered in a new era of river-borne transportation. A keelboat required more than a month to travel from St.

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The more than 2,300-mile Mississippi River invites travelers to discover ... from the comfort of your modern riverboat or traditional paddle-wheeler. This roundup of top itineraries can help ...

The Sultana steamboat disaster in 1865 ... loss of up to 1,800 soldiers who were returning home on the Mississippi River, the Sultana disaster witnessed a greater death toll than the later ...