Note: I originally published these photographs as the wreckage of an old steamboat, but my readers have helpfully pointed out my mistake! The wood structure actually prevents erosion, and was placed there on purpose. I left the original, incorrect text below for reference. Chris Naffziger, August 29, 2014 Searching up and down the Missouri River,…
Tag: Boats
Shots of USS Inaugural
Update: I went back in February of 2013 and in October of 2021. Much ado has been made about how the forlorn wreck of the USS Inaugural, a minesweeper that survived World War II only to sink in the Mississippi in the Great Flood of 1993, is now easily viewable just south of the MacArthur…
The Admiral Has Left the Levee
Above is an old photograph of the conversion of the Albatross to the Admiral, long an institution providing cruises up and down the Mississippi River. I never saw the Admiral in its glory days; by the time I visited the boat it was permanently moored on the riverfront. My family and I went to the…
Robert E. Lee Riverboat Staying in St. Louis
Update: The Robert E. Lee burned down, and the Admiral was sold for scrap. The Post-Dispatch reports that local father and son have bought the Robert E. Lee, a semi-historic riverboat that was once the highest grossing restaurant in St. Louis. I remember it fondly, along with White Castle, as the first restaurant I ate…