BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Are you interested in owning a piece of history? A historic steamboat, the Delta Queen, is up for sale. The steamboat, built in 1926, was listed as a National ...

Two of the last authentic steamboats, the America and Cincinnati, raced upstream on the Ohio River from Louisville’s wharf on Aug. 19, 1928, to see which boat could reach Rose Island the fastest. Once ...

In what has escalated into a heated bidding war for what was left of American Classic Voyages' Delta Queen Steamboats, came to an end yesterday with Delaware North Companies sealing the deal with the ...

ST. LOUIS -- A group of riverboat enthusiasts is trying to get the 1920s era paddlewheeler Delta Queen back on the Mississippi River. Former Delta Queen Steamboat Co. executive Cornel Martin was in St ...

Ambassadors International Inc., owner of the historic Delta Queen steamboat, has chartered the vessel to a Chattanooga, Tenn., businessman, who plans to temporarily operate it as a hotel. Harry ...

After a decade in dock, the historic 1920s-era Delta Queen riverboat will cruise again. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday authorizing the 285-foot-long (87-meter-long) riverboat ...

A family views the riverboat Delta Queen as it is docked on the public landing on the Ohio River in Cincinnati on Oct. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Al Behrman) KIMMSWICK • The newest push to get the Delta ...

Having once traveled a long run on the Delta Queen — from St. Louis to St. Paul — the best description to be offered is that it is like being in grandma’s parlor. The queen is a National Historic ...

As a band played a series of tunes aboard the Delta Queen, Cape Girardeau resident Mildred Younghouse recalled the time she and her husband, E.C., spent two tours aboard the wooden steamboat. "The ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Delta Queen Steamboat Co. canceled cruises on its American Queen vessel between Sept. 16 and March 6. The ship was scheduled to operate three- and four-day cruises from New Orleans ...

The National Historic Landmark Delta Queen will be inducted into the National Maritime Hall of Fame at a January 24 ceremony at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. A national ...