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A Half Century Ago On The St. Louis Riverfront A panoramic scene of the St. Louis harbor in August 1970. (Keith Norrington collection)

A Half Century Ago On The St. Louis Riverfront

August 10, 2020

This week, the Old Boat Column steps back five decades to August 1970. Prominently in the foreground of this aerial view of St. Louis is the sternwheel dredge Sainte Genevieve,… Read More

The Str. Mississippi III The Str. Mississippi at Memphis in 1954. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Str. Mississippi III

November 8, 2019

Third in a line of government steamboats to carry the name, the Mississippi had a unique beginning. A new steel hull, built by the Howard Shipyard at Jeffersonville, Ind., in… Read More

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

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