Posts Tagged ‘Steamboat’
We went for a river cruise on the Mississippi river on the paddle steamboat Natchez. Below is some information about the Natchez copied from Wikipedia.
The ninth and current Natchez, the SS. Natchez, is a sternwheel steamboat based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Built in 1975, she is sometimes referred to as the Natchez IX. She is operated by the New Orleans Steamboat Company and docks at the Toulouse Street Wharf. Day trips include harbor and dinner cruises along the Mississippi River.
The Natchez IX is modeled not after the original Natchez, but rather the steamboats Hudson and Virginia. Her steam engines were originally built in 1925 for the steamboat Clairton, from which the steering system also came. From the S.S. J.D. Ayres were taken the copper bell, made of 250 melted silver dollars. The bell has on top a copper acorn that was once on the Avalon (now known as the Belle of Louisville), and on the Delta Queen. The Natchez IX also features a steam calliope that can play 32 notes. The wheel is made of white oak and steel, is 25 feet (7.6 m) by 25 feet (7.6 m), and weighs over 26 tons.[2] The whistle came from a ship that sank in 1908 on the Monongahela River.[citation needed] The Natchez IX was launched in Braithwaite, Louisiana. She is 265 feet (81 m) long and 46 feet (14 m) wide, has a draft of six feet and weighs 1384 tons. Natchez IX is mostly made of steel, to comply with United States Coast Guard rules.[1][3]
In 1982 the Natchez won the Great Steamboat Race, which is held every year on the Wednesday immediately before the first Saturday in May, as part of the Kentucky Derby Festival held in Louisville, Kentucky.[4] She has also participated in other races, and has never lost.[2] Those beaten by the Natchez include the Belle of Louisville, the Delta Queen, and the Mississippi Queen.
During the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the Natchez was temporarily moved upriver to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Since then, operations have returned to New Orleans.
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The Twilight Riverboat passing Clinton, Iowa’s riverfront at approx 10:30am on 09.13.09. For some reason they weren’t playing it’s Calliope music. You can hear it here: http://www.steamboats.org/whistle-calliope/calliope-twilight.html
From www.steamboats.org:
The Twilight was designed by Capt. Dennis Trone (see also Julia Belle Swain) in the style of the great old passenger boats. The boat was built by Levac Shipyard in Jennings, LA, and finished by Dennis Trone in 1987 in LeClaire, IA. The construction shows how much Dennis Trone loves these wonderful boats. Unfortunately the boat isn’t run by paddlewheels but by a diesel engine and propellers.
Based in LeClaire, IA, the Twilight offers 2-day-cruises from May til October from LeClaire to Galena, IL, and return (reservations 800-331-1467).
Official Twilight Riverboat Website: http://www.riverboattwilight.com
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Is the great opportunity to know Mississippi River performing “Dukes of Dixieland band”, when the sunset touches the water and city starts waking up. Take a cruise and enjoy it.
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After a lovely dinner in the Natchez’s dinning hall (from 6 to 7pm), the steamboat started the relaxing cruise on the Mississippi River where the passengers enjoyed the view of the New Orleans’ skyline for the next two hours with a live Jazz music band playing during the last hour.
http://www.steamboatnatchez.com/dinner_cruise.html
2011 BatB NOLA con.
Recorded with Kodak Play Touch Pocket Video Camera on July 11, 2011. Clips put together using Windows Live Movie Maker.
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After a lovely dinner in the Natchez’s dinning hall (from 6 to 7pm), the steamboat started the relaxing cruise on the Mississippi River where the passengers enjoyed the view of the New Orleans’ skyline for the next two hours with a live Jazz music band playing during the last hour.
http://www.steamboatnatchez.com/dinner_cruise.html
2011 BatB NOLA con.
Recorded with Kodak Play Touch Pocket Video Camera on July 11, 2011. Clips put together using Windows Live Movie Maker.
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Great southern food, live jazz and the steam-powered boat – all filmed by Polish Wild Pig Members.
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Housed in the 1858 Barrows Mansion in Galena, IL, the Galena-Jo Daviess County History Museum features exhibits about lead mining, geography, transportation, Native Americans, and agriculture in the Galena area. Upstairs, the Museum is proud to display “Peace in Union” by Thomas Nast and “General Grant on the Battlefield” by John Antrobus, as well as artifacts from the Civil War and from Grant’s life in Galena.
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The SS. Natchez, is a sternwheel steamboat based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Built in 1975, and she is sometimes referred to as the Natchez IX. It makes day trips in the harbor and dinner cruises along the Mississippi River.
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The Mississippi from the Jackson Brewery as a freighter cruises down the river. New Orleans, Louisiana. Wednesday, January 2, 2008.
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Please help us, the crew of the Delta Queen, save both our jobs and a national treasure!
The Delta Queen is the last traditional steamboat carrying overnight passengers on our inland waterways, an example of a time when the rivers were our highways. Her wooden superstructure requires an exemption from the Safety at Sea Act to operate past this October.
Please, help us convincing the US Congress to act in favor of the Delta Queen, to save this unique piece of American history, fur us and the generations to come!
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