A new 150-passenger sternwheeler is scheduled to make at least two stops in Marietta during the fall of 2012.
The Queen of the Mississippi from American Cruise Lines, currently under construction in Salisbury, Md., is slated to make port in the Pioneer City during cruises between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh in September and October 2012.
"I'm very happy to hear they're bringing a boat back to Marietta," said Councilman Harley Noland, operator of the local Trolley Tours business and former proprietor of the Levee House Cafe.
It's been three years since the historic Delta Queen paid its last visit to the Ohio River levee before the sternwheeler was taken out of service. The Delta Queen is now a floating hotel in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Two other sternwheelers that once made stops in Marietta-The Mississippi Queen and American Queen- have also been taken out of passenger service since 2008.
The Queen of the Mississippi is being built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, MD. – Ed.
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