Riverboats, Queen of the Mississippi & American Duchess

Today riverboats, the Queen of the Mississippi, and the American Duchess passengers toured our civil war town of Vicksburg, MS. On my way to town, it started to rain. The Queen of the Mississippi was docked at the waterfront, but the American Duchess was docked north of the waterfront. At one time all the riverboats docked at the waterfront, but the Viking Cruise Line had leased waterfront property from the city, and then the American Queen Steamboat Company followed suit.