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25/07/2006 1:29 pm
For those interested in a leisurely fall foliage steamboat ride up the Ohio from Louisville, the venerable Str. BELLE OF LOUISVILLE will be welcoming passengers aboard when she departs Louisville on Sunday morning, October 1st bound for Cincinnati and TALL STACKS. The first leg of the trip is from Louisville to Madison, IN, departing at 9:30 AM and arriving at approximately 3:30 PM, navigating conditions permitting. Bus transportation from Madison back to Louisville will be available. At 5:00 PM the BELLE departs for Carrollton, KY, where she will remain overnight, arriving there at approximately 7:00 PM. On Monday, October 2nd, the boat departs at 10:00 AM and arrives in Cincinnati at approximately 7:00 P.M.
For further information on fares/trip details/reservations regarding these cruises, please visit the website (click SPECIAL EVENTS at the top) by going to www.Belleoflouisville.org or visit/call the wharfboat office at 502.574.2992. Ms. Kadie Engstrom, longtime steamboat buffette and devoted BELLE crew member/concierge, will be happy to help you! Also,the Belle's online Gift Shoppe currently features a lot of new t-shirts and other steamboaty items. Take a look!
For cruise information concerning the BELLE, NATCHEZ and other boats at TALL STACKS, visit www.tallstacks.com for complete details and ticket purchases. Many cruises are already sold out!
25/07/2006 2:22 pm
To find the info on the trips enroute to TS, click on the Special Events at the top. As you look at the info on those trips, there are pix of the Belle on the right hand border... the aerial one used several times is one I took from the Carrollton bridge on Sept. 30, 1984, as they proceeded up the Kentucky River on the Sunday afternoon public excursion. This was back in the days when they had that yearly charter in Madison and they took people up to Madison on Saturday and returned on Sunday evening. We stayed at the President Madison Hotel on the riverfront and had many a good time on its porch with river friends(a guest appearance by "Fred Way" even) as we watched the Belle glide by on her Saturday evening charter. That picture was included in the book which Capt. Kevin Mullen and Anne Jewell compiled, a beautiful photo-laden coffee table book: "Legendary Lady" 1999. If it is still available, its a real gem to have...
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25/07/2006 2:36 pm
The book is still available, aboard the BELLE, in the wharfboat gift shop and at other places such as the Howard Steamboat Museum shop, etc. The publication is a veritable treasure trove of photographs and historical information on Louisville's beautiful and revered steamboat.