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- Steamboating on Chesapeake Bay. Line, L. // Country Living;Mar1990, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p51
Recounts the author's memories of a 1936 steamboat trip on Chesapeake Bay. Leisurely days and evenings; Comparison with modern vacations of fast food, interstate traffic jams and quick tempers.
- Flatboat honeymoon. Robinette, J.V. // Cobblestone;Mar1990, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p26
Recounts the honeymoon of an adventuresome couple who took a flatboat journey in 1808 on the Mississippi River that was 2,000 miles and six months long. Courting of Nicholas Roosevelt and Lydia Latrobe; Dangers of boating on the Mississippi; Launching the steamboat the `New Orleans' in 1811;...
- WHEN RIVERS WERE ROADS. Hill, Heidi // Cobblestone;Nov2006, Vol. 27 Issue 8, p5
This article discusses the advent and rise of the steamboat in the U.S. INSET: NOW THAT'S Progress!.
- Boblo boat could be rebuilt. // Crain's Detroit Business;5/13/96, Vol. 12 Issue 20, p36
Reports on plans by the Steamer Columbia Foundation to restore and begin operations on the famed Boblo Island steamer Columbia. Plans to raise $250,000 by foundation; Comments from William Worden, foundation chief; National Historic Preservation Trust's grant of $75,000.
- Largest steamship agencies. // New Orleans CityBusiness (1994 to 2008);09/15/97 1997/98 Book of Lists, Vol. 18 Issue 11, p214
Presents information on the largest steamship agencies in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Largest steamship agencies. // New Orleans CityBusiness (1994 to 2008);9/30/96 Supplement Lists, Vol. 17 Issue 13, p180
Presents a list of the largest steamship agencies in New Orleans, Louisiana. Information on telephone and facsimile numbers.
- Largest steamship agencies. // New Orleans CityBusiness (1994 to 2008);10/28/96, Vol. 17 Issue 17, p25
Presents a listing of the largest steamship agencies in New Orleans, Louisiana, ranked by the number of agent totals in 1995.
- Rollin' on the river. Clancy, Jane // Colonial Homes;Apr96, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p16
Focuses on steamboats. History of steamboats in the United States; Magnificence of steamboats according to Mark Twain; Steam-powered sternwheelers which cruise the Mississippi, Ohio, Arkansas, Cumberland and Tennessee rivers; Contact information.
- "Road-switcher ahoy!". // Classic Trains;Spring2012, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p8
In this article, the author discusses the movement of the paddlewheel steamboat Ticonderoga from northbound Alburgh in Rutland, Vermont to the Shelburne Museum at Shelburne, Vermont which was held on April 5, 1955.
