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The Innovative Anker L. Christy

January 10, 2025

In the last column, we looked at the first of three towboats named Kay D. St. Louis Ship built the first in 1940 for the Marine Transportation Company (MTC) of… Read More

The DQ Once Hosted A Presidential Trip The Str. Delta Queen on the Upper Mississippi River in September 1981. (Capt. Mike Herschler photo)

The DQ Once Hosted A Presidential Trip

December 11, 2023

The recent passing of former first lady Rosalynn Carter brought to mind the fact that for a brief period in 1979 the overnight passenger steamer Delta Queen bore the… Read More