The fastest trip, however, ever made for such a long distance on the Mississippi, was the one made by the famous steamboat J.M. White, in 1840, from New-Orleans to St. Louis, 1,200 miles.

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

American Cruise Line's paddlewheel riverboat American Heritage -- formerly Queen of the Mississippi -- combines modern amenities with design elements reminiscent of the days when steamboat ...

Bisso Towboat Co., Inc. christened the Allison S. at the Delta Queen Steamboat Terminal on the Mississippi River. Allison S. is a 3,600 bhp class twin-screw tugboat. The vessel is 105 feet (32 m ...

Bisso Towboat Co., Inc. christened the Allison S. at the Delta Queen Steamboat Terminal on the Mississippi River. Allison S. is a 3,600 bhp class twin-screw tugboat. The vessel is 105 feet (32 m ...