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The Str. Piasa Honored An Indian Tribe The Eagle Packet Company sternwheeler Piasa at the St. Louis levee. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Str. Piasa Honored An Indian Tribe

August 10, 2021

Originally named Mary S. Blees, the handsome sternwheeler Piasa was built in 1899 at Mobile, Ala., on a wooden hull that measured 170 feet in length by 34 feet in… Read More

The Eagle Packet Company Str. Piasa The Piasa unloading barrels of apples at the St. Louis levee. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Eagle Packet Company Str. Piasa

August 20, 2019

Originally named Mary S. Blees, this sternwheeler was built in 1899 at Mobile, Ala., on a wooden hull that measured 170 feet in length by 34 feet in width, with… Read More

The Steamer Mayflower The sternwheeler Mayflower passes Clifton, Tenn., on the Tennessee River, during high water. Note the steamboat acorn finials atop the posts in the foreground. (Keith Norrington collection)

The sternwheeler Mayflower passes Clifton, Tenn., on the Tennessee River, during high water. Note the steamboat acorn finials atop the posts in the foreground. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Steamer Mayflower

January 19, 2019

Every boat has a beginning and an ending. This week’s Old Boat Column presents a vignette of a vessel whose history both began and ended at Pittsburgh. The sternwheeler Mayflower,… Read More

The Vicksburg Wharf In 1906 The packets Belle of Calhoun (left) and Belle of the Bends at the Vicksburg waterfront in 1906. (Photo from Keith Norrington collection.)

The packets Belle of Calhoun (left) and Belle of the Bends at the Vicksburg waterfront in 1906. (Photo from Keith Norrington collection.)

The Vicksburg Wharf In 1906

September 17, 2018

This week, we visit Vicksburg, Miss., with two vintage views, taken in 1906. One can almost vicariously experience the sights, smells and sounds of the bustling waterfront. At the left… Read More