Steamboat cruises on American and Canadian rivers.

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River Steamboat Cruises - luxury travel

River Cruises are unmatched adventures in exquisitely appointed luxury, allowing an intimate connection with the land that no other cruise can equal. The River Cruise tours offer first class accommodations, gourmet dining, and world-class service. The small ship sizes on river cruises enables personal service unrivaled in the cruise industry. The opulence of luxury River Cruise travel harkens to by-gone eras with a pace and flavor long forgotten.
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Excellent cruising guide 

Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake: The Heartland Rivers Route

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Rick Rhodes' book takes you on a cruise of the great rivers with all of the vital information needed to transit them safely. He provides marina names and facts about their facilities that you need on a trip of this nature. We will have it on our chart table when we go for our river trip.

Terrific Read...Even If You Don't Own a Boat 

Honey, Let's Get a Boat... A Cruising Adventure of America's Great Loop

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It's the pulling-no-punches sentiments that make (this book) such a good read and a wealth of information.

Sternwheeler history in BC, Canada 

..a personal note: "my great grandfather was a canyon cat and is mentioned in this book"

Sternwheelers and Canyon Cats: Whitewater Freighting on the Upper Fraser

Forbidding canyons, raging rapids and menacing rocks--this was the daily challenge that faced whitewater men who worked the wild rivers and creeks to bring freight and supplies to northern BC in the years before the Grand Trunk Railway.

Release Date: 06/01/2006

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Books on Rivers 

Steamboats on Northwest Rivers: Before the Dams

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The Western River Steamboat (Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series)

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Portraits of the Riverboats

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The Delta Queen DVD 

Historic Hotels-The Delta Queen

Produced in cooperation with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and shot entirely on location throughout the US, you'll travel with us as we visit some of the most prestigious and important hotels (regions) in the nation. You're sure to enrich your travel and history knowlege with these great American treasures. The Delta Queen: The legendary Delta Queen has been at home on the Mississippi River system since 1947

Release Date: 05/05/2008

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The Mississippi is not only the greatest river in the United States, but has some of the country's most romantic and interesting cities located along its path. In its early history, flat-bottomed paddle steamers that could navigate the river's shallows were the major form of transport up the center of America, carrying people, produce, and all kinds of materials to inland settlements.

In recent years this hustling, bustling waterway has become quite an attraction, and the most popular form of tourist transportation along the Mississippi today is by replicas of yesteryear's paddle steamers -- large, gaudy, raucous, and fun rather than luxury.

There are three especially famous and recommended Mississippi steamers, The Delta Queen, The American Queen and the Mississippi Queen which offer a host of voyages ranging from 2-12 days and covering the American South. Cabins are large, comfortable and air-conditioned and the owners, rather than trying to make these trips exclusive, endeavor to make these voyages as much fun as possible, covering not only the Mississippi but also, on other voyages, the Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee, Arkansas and Atchafalaya Rivers. Ports of call include New Orleans, Memphis, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, St. Paul, Louisville, Nashville, Chattanooga, Little Rock, Tulsa and Galveston.

These ships are famous for their entertainment which includes New Orleans Dixieland contemporary jazz, Memphis Blues and St. Louis ragtime with cabarets, vaudeville-style floor shows and dancing to Big Band melodies. The cruise takes you to the gracious America of yesterday, with its big plantation houses and an atmosphere straight out of 'Gone With the Wind.'

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Rivers 

The River Of Dreams: The Hudson Valley in Historic Postcards (Hudson Valley Heritage)

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travels upstream from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Tear of the Clouds in the Adirondacks.

Release Date: 09/01/2006

 

Big bash planned for Belle of Louisville's 100th anniversary
... steamboats include a commemorative postage stamp or coin, a poster, a historic logo, special cruises and a yearlong series of activities in 2014, ...
East vs. West: Which resorts have the best skiing?
At Silverton ? the ski area Brill opened with her husband, Aaron, 10 years ago ? the only ice she sees is a snow-dusted frozen cascade she sometimes cruises ...

 

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Steamer on Hudson River 

The Knik River is a 25-mile-long river in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its source is at Knik Glacier 

 

Alster Steamboat Service 20x30 poster - Prints - 02472-0P2030

Alster Steamboat Service 20x30 poster - Prints - 02472-0P2030

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Picture History of the French Line by William H.  Jr. Miller

Picture History of the French Line by William H. Jr. Miller

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Alster Steamboat Service 12x18 Giclee on canvas - Prints - 02472-0CG12

Alster Steamboat Service 12x18 Giclee on canvas - Prints - 02472-0CG12

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Steamboat Bill by Steamship Historical Society

Steamboat Bill by Steamship Historical Society

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At the Water's Edge: Majestic Riverboats (A Journey Through Time Aboard the Original Paddle Wheelers of the 1800s)

At the Water's Edge: Majestic Riverboats (A Journey Through Time Aboard the Original Paddle Wheelers of the 1800s)

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Canvas Print, The Canada Steamships Lines - 20 x 30

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Insight Guides Great River Cruises Europe & The Nile (Insight Guides. Great River Cruise Europe)

Insight Guides Great River Cruises Europe & The Nile (Insight Guides. Great River Cruise Europe)

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Cruising Europe's Great Rivers Aboard Amadeus Waterways Symphony Cruise Ship

Cruising Europe's Great Rivers Aboard Amadeus Waterways Symphony Cruise Ship

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A View from the River: The Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise by Jennifer Marjorie Bosch

A View from the River: The Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise by Jennifer Marjorie Bosch

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Victoria Cruises, Yangtze River, Near Wushan Places Photographic Poster Print by Holger Leue, 40x30

Victoria Cruises, Yangtze River, Near Wushan Places Photographic Poster Print by Holger Leue, 40x30

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River Cruise Steam Boat and Schloss Schonbuhel, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria Art Photographic Poster Print by Charles Bowman, 32x24

River Cruise Steam Boat and Schloss Schonbuhel, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria Art Photographic Poster Print by Charles Bowman, 32x24

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Enjoying a River Cruise in Winter, Japanese Wood-Cut Print Giclee Poster Print, 24x32

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Paddlewheeler Natchez Docked at Riverwalk, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Photographic Poster Print by Adam Jones, 64x48

Paddlewheeler Natchez Docked at Riverwalk, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Photographic Poster Print by Adam Jones, 64x48

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