This page will help you locate steamboats in the fifty states. Steamboats.com thanks Steve Huffman for sending many of these links. We're looking for links to boats with a paddlewheel, even if they are diesel - or even if they have no engines at all! I'm also looking for links for steamboat museums and historical points of interest. This page will eventually become a guide book called, "The Steamboat Traveler's Almanac." If you know of any boats not listed here, lease send the link: contact info. If your boat is already listed here, please send a description to add to your listing. Alabama MajesticAmericaLine.com Bama Belle Bridgeportal.org A good section on the Steamboat Era of Bridgeport (click on history) Alaska MajesticAmericaLine.com AmericaWestSteamboat.com Alaska's Inside Passage in a paddlewheeler Empress of the North American West Steamboat Company Riverboat Discovery http://www.fairnet.org/agencies/fhpf/pichistory.html http://yukonalaska.com/history/ship.html http://www.marinedesign.com/gallery/gall2.htm Arizona Find a Lake Havasu Vacation Rental from LakeRentals.com Colorado King - Yuma, AZ Saguaro Lake Net Dolly Steamboat This steamboat has operated on Canyon Lake near Apache Junction, AZ for 20 years. Arkansas MajesticAmericaLine.com ArkansasQueen.com Cruises start on March 4, 2006 from the North Little Rock Marine Park. Right across the Arkansas River from beautiful Little Rock. http://www.arkansasweb.com/spirit/ Jacksonport State Park in Arkansas has a marvelous steamboat, Mary Woods No. 2, now converted to diesel. The park has just completed a very thorough and accurate restoration and exhibits are on board. The boat is moored on the White River where she worked into the 1960s. She no longer travels the river, but visitors are welcome and tours are encouraged. The Mary Woods No. 2 sternwheel steamboat was built by the Nashville Bridge Company in the early 1930s as a tow boat to push tows of logs on the Mississippi and White Rivers. It's a very good story, a faithful restoration and fine place to visit (good riverside campsites, trails, friendly staff and a restored 1870s courthouse full of exhibits to tour, too!). Click here: Arkansas State Parks California The Arrowhead Queen Tour Lake Arrowhead on this authentic paddlewheeler (at this site). http://www.sternwheelers.com/ Delta King a great hotel, restaurant, and theater in Old Town Sacramento. Clear Lake Queen The Grand Romance offers excursions, dinner and Mystery Theater in Rainbow Harbor, Long Beach Car Wash this is not a boat, but a car wash that looks like a steamboat! Watch out for it in Campbell, California, up there by San Jose. Colorado New Liberty Belle, Water Valley of Windsor Connecticut Deep River Navigation Delaware Lady Anne (not a paddlewheeler, but a steamboat, or steam launch - might be the only one in Delaware.) Florida BetsyAnnRiverboat.net in Panama City BeresfordLady.net an authentic side wheel paddle boat that will take you back in time on one of its tours along the historic St. Johns River, Deland, Florida. St. Augustine Ancient City Riverboats offers dinner cruises aboard the Sara Grace and luxury overnight accomodations and charters on the Jean Mary http://www.pansophist.com/libboat395.htm http://www.atlanticpacific.com/Paddlewheel.html (apparently a live-aboard sternwheeler that can be rented) Dinner Boat Florida and the Steamboats of St. Augustine Take a guided tour of Central and Northeast Florida and search for steamboats in St. Augustine (at this site). Book: When Steamboats Reigned in Florida, by Bob Bass, University Press of Florida (order at Amazon, click here.) Georgia Savannah Riverboat Hawaii Idaho Steamboats of Idaho (at this site) AmericaWestSteamboat.com Snake River Illinois Spirit of Peoria Riverboat Twilight Dottie G. MississippiRiverAdventures.com "If its on the River its on our Site" Indiana Barbara H. Dixieboat Iowa SpiritofDubuque.com http://www.omaha.org/oma/stmsink.htm Lonestar MississippiRiverMuseum.com Mississippi River Museum, including the National Rivers Hall of Fame The William M. Black Restoration completed, this is now a Boat and Breakfast welcoming guests. This National Landmark vessel, nearly the size of a football field, was a working dredge boat that once roamed the Missouri River. Today you can walk the decks of this 1934 steamer and tour the engine room and pilothouse. You can also experience an adventuresome overnight in a stateroom, dine in the galley, and see what life was really like on a working steamboat. See also: The William M. Black (at this site). Kansas Kentucky (see also: Ohio) BB Riverboats/ Belle of Cincinnati River Queen Mark Twain Belle of Louisville http://www.shakervillageky.org/riverboat.html Mike Fink Louisiana Magnolia Belle Recently moved from Cape Canaveral, FL to New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Steamer Delta Queen, Mississippi Queen, and American Queen Overnight paddle wheel cruises, based in New Orleans. (To see the webmaster's recent photos of the Delta Queen, click here.) http://www.ballysno.com/property.html Maine Songo River Queen cruises out of Naples, ME Maryland LanternQueen.com offers cruises on the Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay (more photos) TheBlack-EyedSusan.com paddleboat out of Baltimore, Maryland. She used to operate as the HENRIETTA II in Wilmington, NC SteamTug.org S.T. BALTIMORE, built in 1906, lays claim to being the last hand-fired, coal-burning steam tug boat still operational in all of North America. The website hosts three separate forums covering the tug, Baltimore waterfront and Chesapeake Bay maritime matters. The Dorothy & Megan and The Choptank River Queen two majestic split sternwheelers tat run on diesel, based at the Suicide Bridge Restaurant & Choptank Riverboat Company Massachusetts Michigan BavarianBelle.com based in Frankenmuth http://www.hfmgv.org/village/trans/suwanee.html http://www.oscoda.net/arq/ http://www.geneseecountyparks.org/genesee.htm Minnesota Marine Art Museum Paintings, marine art and artifacts, photos http://www.mtmuseum.org/steamboat/ http://knottybear.com/charters.html MississippiRiverAdventures.com "If its on the River its on our Site" Mississippi TunicaQueen.com This beautiful sternwheeler offers sightseeing and dinner cruises in the Tunica Resorts area MississippiRiverAdventures.com "If its on the River its on our Site" Missouri MajesticAmericaLine.com http://www.1856.com/ http://www.silverdollarcity.com/showboat/default.htm Mark Twain Riverboat/ http://rosecity.net/river/ MississippiRiverAdventures.com "If its on the River its on our Site" Montana Nebraska River City Star - a 350 passenger excursion vessel that offers everything from public sightseeing to late night band cruises. The boat, a main attraction in Omaha, is located just 1/4 mile north of downtown Omaha. It's the northern bookend of Omaha's new riverfront development. See photos of this boat - click here (at this site). Nevada Colorado Belle (casino) Lake Mead Cruises "Outrageously Great Times" The Desert Princess has a sternwheel, the Desert Princess Too has sidewheels, and their other boat, the Velocity, is a high-tech catamaran. http://www.tahoedixie2.com/Dixie1.html New Hampshire The Winnipesaukee Belle based at the Wolfeboro Inn,Wolfeboro New Jersey River Lady New York The Canandaigua Lady Chautauqua Belle Lake Georges Steamboats Sandy Boats Paddlewheel Queen New Mexico North Carolina Cape Fear River Cruises aboard the Henrietta III http://www.mbriverboat.com/ Historync.org North Carolina Business History, including Steamboat History at the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame North Dakota http://www.horvick.com/heritage/steamboat.html Ohio (see also: Kentucky) MajesticAmericaLine.com OhioHistory.org Ohio Historical Society River Museum, Marietta USS Nightmare.com haunted boat Valley Gem Oklahoma Oklahoma History Center Project to excavate the Heroine, a sidewheeler sunk in 1838. Model is on display. Cherokee Queen Oregon AmericaWestSteamboat.com Columbia River Cruises NewportBelle.com A fully operational sternwheeler bed & breakfast on the Oregon coast. (See webmaster's photos of the boat click here.) Willamette Queen Riverfront Park, Salem. See photos of this boat - click here (at this site) greatamericanjourneys.com The Columbia Queen riverboat - cruises on the Columbia, Snake, and Willamette Rivers. Newport Belle http://www.naut-res-guild.org/museums/oregon.html http://oregonlink.com/riverboat/ QueenoftheWest.com Columbia and Snake River cruises AmericanWestSteamboat.com Pennsylvania MajesticAmericaLine.com Fulton Steamboat Inn Sternwheeler Barbara J Liberty Belle http://www.erie.net/~chamber/vprincess.html Gateway Clipper Fleet http://www.citybus.org/hiawatha/ Rhode Island South Carolina http://www.mbriverboat.com/ South Dakota Tennessee MajesticAmericaLine.com Mud Island River Park Mississippi River Museum River Trek & Chattanooga Star educational field trips to schools from Pennsylvania to Florida Memphis Queen Line The Star - a 305 passenger true sternwheeler providing sightseeing, lunch, and dinner cruises on the Tennessee River. She is unique in that she has two independently controllable paddlewheels (split wheels). She also offers Weddings (by the captain), receptions, meeting cruises, and late night party cruises from the heart of downtown Knoxville. Texas HoustonPartyBoats.com Houston Party Boats and the Spirit of Texas Paddlewheeler are the preferred choice among individual and professional event planners. We offer our customers what they want and provide what they need, which is an exciting and entertaining venue in beautiful Clear Lake and Galveston Bay. Located only 25 minutes from downtown Houston, Texas we host events from weddings to sweet sixteen parties and much more. Please visit our website for all the exciting possibilities. Southern Empress http://www.stanleysteamers.com/steamboats/toot.htm http://www.texas-on-line.com/graphic/txqueen.htm (for sale) http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/maritime/nhl/lonestar.htm Utah http://www.lib.utah.edu/spc/photo/p63/p63.html Vermont Although it is no longer floating, The Str. Ticonderoga is lovingly preserved at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, VT. It is the only remaining passenger sidewheeler with a vertical beam engine. The address is The Str. Ticonderoga Museum. Hope this is useful. Virginia SteamboatExplorer.org Chesapeake Bay during the Steamboat Era - history is available at the site, including a DVD. SteamboatEraMuseum.org dedicated to preserving the history of steamboats that served the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Washington The Liberty Belle Steamboat Company cruises out of LaConner Pier 7, daily except Tuesdays. MajesticAmericaLine.com AmericaWestSteamboat.com Columbia River Gorge, Mutlnomah Falls, Bonneville Dam Columbia River Cruise greatamericanjourneys.com The Columbia Queen riverboat - cruises on the Columbia, Snake, and Willamette Rivers. VirginiaV.org The S.S. Virginia V is last of the famous Mosquito Fleet. Built in 1922, the Virginia V is a 125 foot wooden propeller driven passenger boat powered by a 1898 Heffernan triple-expansion steam engine. The vessel recently underwent a $6.5 million restoration that left the boat looking better than new. If you're looking for steamboats (particularly steamboats you can still take a ride on!) you need to look to Seattle! Sorry, no paddlewheel included, but still educational and fun! Washington D.C. West Virginia ppRiverMuseum.com Point Pleasant River Museum in Mason County Traveling Exhibit on steamboat history in West Virginia (at this site) Annual Fourth of July Sternwheel Regatta in downtown Point Pleasant P.A. Denny Sternwheeler Charleston, WV Hobby III Miss Sterling http://www.camdenpark.com/sternwheeler.html Wisconsin Apollo II An exact replica of the 1898 Steamship Apollo on the Wisconsin Dells (no longer in service). PrincessKay.com Wisconsin Dells only Paddlewheel Riverboat The Clyde Port of Alma (at this site) http://www.clearwaterharbor.com/publictours.htm http://www.greatriver.com/laxqueen/paddle.htm Julia Belle Swain visit their web site or see photo exhibit at this site: Julia Belle Swain at Steamboats.com (click here) http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/pdf/wmh_summer02_temmer.pdf http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/WIReader/Galleries/Steamboat.html http://www.dellsboattours.com/releases/History.pdf MississippiRiverAdventures.com "If its on the River its on our Site" Wyoming research page