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Cincinnati’s prosperity was certainly linked to the steamboat era. Our History: How do you get there? The many methods of travel in Cincinnati’s early days The first steamboat on the Ohio ...
I have written about other Cincinnati steamboat disasters, the losses of the Moselle and the Sultana and both versions of the Island Queen. Yet, a tragedy that left 80 people dead and made ...
A source told The Enquirer the America's River Roots festival next year will feature riverboat cruises – just like Tall Stacks once did.
"You are truly going to have an event here in Cincinnati that does not happen anywhere else in the world." Bernstein also highlighted the excitement of the riverboat races. "It's exciting to be on ...
The boat's National Historic Landmark status report noted that the boat was in the middle of a grudge match between Cincinnati and Louisville. The Queen City had lost the steamboat Avalon ...
HUNTINGTON — The Belle of Cincinnati riverboat will dock at the Harris Riverfront Park in Huntington on Sunday, July 24, during its summer cruise tour with BB Riverboats. The flagship of BB ...
VAN HOOSE. WE’LL HAVE THOSE DETAILS COMING UP IN JUST A BIT, BUT NEW TONIGHT, KDF OFFICIALS HAVE ANNOUNCED THE BELLE HAS BEEN SCRATCHED FROM THE GREAT STEAMBOAT RACE. DURING FINAL INSPECTION ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Silver Antlers may be going up the Ohio River with the Belle of Cincinnati, but Mayor Craig Greenberg was happy to declare it a fifth straight victory for the Belle of ...
The Great Steamboat Race looked a little different this year, as the Belle of Louisville wasn't in the race, but another from its fleet filled the spot. The Mary M. Miller and Belle of Cincinnati ...
“Betting by telegraph between Cincinnati, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Louisville and Chicago exceeds anything ever done or heard of,” the Gazette added. The 2015 Great Steamboat Race Kentucky Derby ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — There's a new queen of the Ohio River; the Belle of Cincinnati won the Great Steamboat Race on Wednesday. According to the Kentucky Derby Festival, a funny awards ceremony ...