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17/05/2007 3:20 pm
The Lt. Robert E. Lee riverboat restaurant has relocated. The owner of the failed venture in Kimmswick, MO has moved it back to St. Louis, where it is currently being moored at a more secure place at the foot of Gratiot Street. He indicates that he is in negotiations to sell the boat. Hopefully it returns to the St. Louis riverfront. Click here for the article.
17/05/2007 6:17 pm
Thanks, Darin, for the breaking news concerning the LT. ROBERT E. LEE. Here's hoping the boat gets a good home, preferably the St. Louis riverfront (or perhaps Louisville!) and is soon back in business. I have fond memories of some wonderful meals on that boat with dear friends. Now, to get the BECKY and GOLDENROD back to St. Louis too!!!
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17/05/2007 6:38 pm
Not a bad idea. I welcome any boat that wants to relocate here. I'd also be very excited if we were to attract a good, larger excursion boat. I've tired of the two river clunkers that we currently have.
17/05/2007 8:03 pm
Yes Darin, Thanks for that update! As far as those two clunkers-I agree. We are in such desparate need of something way more authentic! A moving paddlewheel would be wonderful!!!
I had so wished the President could have made a triumphant return, and as Keith mentioned we would glady take the Goldenrod and Becky back too!!!
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17/05/2007 8:53 pm
Riverboat complex
I've often dreamed of a riverboat complex, where the Goldenrod would be paired with both the REL and an excursion boat. They could play off each other and cross promote. In the dinner-show package, the REL would be the dinner boat, which could lead people to shows at the Goldenrod. The excursion boat could be part of the mix and the Goldenrod and REL could serve as waiting points for people waiting to board. Part of the Goldenrod could be a mini museum. Afterall, it is practically a museum in itself. If they were all docked at a tasteful, unassuming landing barge, people could wander from boat to boat, without the need for navigating the wharf.
We seem to live in an age where people acquire boats, then do nothing with them. They have grand ideas that don't pan out. The Goldenrod, for instance, transferred from St. Charles to some guy who had ideas that went nowhere. And, of course, it seems that the ventures are underfunded. One of these days, the luck of these old vessels has to go the right way.