We’ve rounded up the best Mississippi River cruises for seniors, history buffs and Americana lovers, so you can find your ...

Looking for things to do in Mississippi? From serene floats to multi-day excursions, here's how to explore The Magnolia State ...

Hopkins, who, in 1870, supervised the construction of the first iron-hulled steamboat on the Mississippi River ... He has been a riverboat captain with the Delta Queen Steamboat Company and ...

American Cruise Lines American Song features contemporary styling and represents the future of U.S. riverboat ... the bluffs of the Mississippi River, the small city of Vicksburg offers an ...

When Union forces sailed up the Mississippi River in 1862 — just ... City fell to two forts and an odd assortment of converted riverboats, floating batteries and a semi-operational ironclad.

Vicksburg, and Greenville in Mississippi before a day of cruising through the Delta and disembarking in Memphis. There are a few different paddle-wheel riverboats that cruise this route for ...

The Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers are ... For those inclined to games of chance, a handful of handsome riverboat casinos adorn the Port of Vicksburg. The floating casinos—as large as Carnival ...

Vicksburg, Mississippi, is a riverside town known for the arts ... hop aboard the Ameristar, a 70,000-square-foot riverboat and casino parked permanently on the water. Vicksburg wears its Southern ...

“They didn’t want to get out and walk; it was too hot.” The drop in the Mississippi River has led to riverboat cruise ships notifying the city of Vicksburg that it won’t be docking nearby because the ...

And yet, the explosion and sinking of the Mississippi riverboat Sultana was almost ... and thousands of Union prisoners of war at Vicksburg, Mississippi were awaiting a trip home.

The museum has been touted as the first of its kind to house a fully restored, dry-docked riverboat, the Motor Vessel Mississippi. There’s no shortage of free things to do in Vicksburg, and exploring ...

The nation’s first riverboat casino that sunk during ... the Ohio River meets the Mississippi River south to near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Rare Civil War relics found lying in rocks along ...