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The Cincinnati Waterfront In 1941

Old Boat Column

The Cincinnati Waterfront In 1941

January 11, 2019

This week’s Old Boat Column takes us for a visit to the Cincinnati wharf. In this serene image, taken from the stern of the excursion steamer Island Queen, we see,… Read More

A Chris Greene Christmas The second steamer Chris Greene. (Keith Norrington collection)

A Chris Greene Christmas

December 17, 2018

The cabin of the Chris Greene decorated for Christmas. (Keith Norrington collection) River historian and WJ correspondent Virginia Bennett (1924–2013) loved to reminisce about her favorite steamboat, the Chris Greene… Read More

The Betsy Ann Raced The Chris Greene The Betsy Ann (left) and the Chris Greene racing on July 24, 1928. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Betsy Ann Raced The Chris Greene

July 27, 2018

Nine decades ago, on July 24, 1928, the old river tradition of steamboat racing was revived at Cincinnati, Ohio. Tens of thousands of cheering spectators lined the banks of the… Read More