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The 82-year-old Delta Queen, America’s best-known paddle-wheeler, will pull into Memphis, Tennessee, Thursday morning for what may be its final port call as a passenger vessel. The historic riverboat, whose twin, the Delta King, is now a floating hotel and restaurant in Sacramento, has hit troubled waters. An exemption from ... Read More »

  Cruise Ship History – Historic Steamboat DELTA QUEEN may find new home in Natchez, Mississippi! Courtesy of the NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT By Brian Reynolds (Contact) | The Natchez Democrat Published Monday, August 25, 2008 Natchez — When the Delta Queen’s congressional exemption ends on Oct. 31, its history will live ... Read More »