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Midship Museum: A Steamboat Buff’s Dream

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Midship Museum: A Steamboat Buff’s Dream

May 17, 2021

When Frank Pierson purchased the steamer Mississippi (then a tourist attraction moored opposite Hannibal, Mo.) in early 1966 and brought it to St. Louis to replace his sunken Becky Thatcher,… Read More

The Flying Eagle The Flying Eagle, with the excursion barge Little Gate, on the Upper Mississippi River. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Flying Eagle

May 6, 2019

Originally named Irene D, this former rafter was built in 1888 at Rock Island, Ill. It was constructed on a wooden hull that measured 133.5 feet in length by 29.6… Read More