Rolling On The River

In the last two days we have had three paddle wheel cruise ships to grace our waterfront in my historical town of Vicksburg, MS. The "newest" ship the American Eagle came in Tuesday and today the American Queen the "largest riverboat ever built" and the Queen of the Mississippi docked.  I made a trip to town to take some pictures and visited with some of the passengers who were from Australia. The American Queen was leaving at 1:00 heading north to Tennessee and not sure what direction the Queen of the Mississippi was going.  We are so fortunate to have tourist to come from all over the world to see our civil war town of Vicksburg, The Key To The South!

The Queen of the Mississippi on the left and the American Queen today.

Full view of the American Queen from atop the hills of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

The Queen of the Mississippi docked at the Exit as I was coming down the hill to park.

The American Queen peeking up over the Vicksburg Riverfront Murals that are painted on the flood wall.

The Queen of the Mississippi!

The American Queen!

Three buses are used to take tourist around our historical city and the hallowed grounds of the Vicksburg National Military Park.

 A close-up of American Queen!

The couple in blue are from Australia and getting ready to embark. 

The American Eagle docked at the waterfront yesterday.  

A statue of a catfish taken at the Children's Art Park at Catfish Row across from the waterfront.

Catfish Row Museum coming soon!

"The Mississippi Delta begins in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis and ends on Catfish Row in Vicksburg." - David L. Cohn, author, Where I was Born and Raised