Valley Gem Inc., which operates the sternwheel vessels Valley Gem and Major, has introduced a brand new trip it calls “Lockapalooza.” The cruise takes passengers through two radically different types… Read More
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On Valentine’s Day this year, BB Riverboats purchased a barge that will serve as its new dock facility for its Covington, Ky., passenger vessel operations. The sale was brokered by… Read More
On the weekend of September 14–15, members and friends of the Sons & Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen (S&D) will gather by the rivers at the historic river city of Marietta,… Read More
Bellaire Harbor Service LLC, Bellaire, Ohio, was awarded a Certificate of Inspection (COI) from the Coast Guard through the Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB) for the mv. Quaker State on… Read More
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
Don McNeill, strategic growth manager for Caterpillar Inc.’s Earthmoving Division and the director of the Natural Infrastructure Initiative (NII), presented an overview of NII and Caterpillar’s role in restoring and… Read More
Six decades ago this week, on May 18, 1958, the Howard National Steamboat Museum at Jeffersonville, Ind., was officially opened. It was the dream of Capt. James Howard (1876–1956) that… Read More
September 14 and 15, 2018, is the 79th annual meeting of the Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen (S&D). As is the tradition, the group will meet in Marietta, Ohio,… Read More
Superior Marine, South Point, Ohio, began work on construction of a harbor boat this month. The completed boat is destined for work on the Illinois River. “We are a custom… Read More
Record-setting rains in the central and upper Midwest in the third week of February combined with melting snowpack to produce sudden and dramatic flooding across an arc from northern Louisiana… Read More
