Save the Delta Queen: A private initiative to save the steamboat Delta Queen A private initiative to save the steamboat Delta Queen
FAQ | How can I help? | Press Room | Whitepaper | Contact

  • Delta Queen Memories

    When I took my first cruise on the DELTA QUEEN in 1972 at age 14, I knew I had found my life’s great interest. I returned as a passenger, then as a crew member. I met my wife of 30 years on the boat, and some of our fondest memories are of our years on the DELTA QUEEN. We hosted President Carter and his family and also made life-long friends, all due to that boat. I went on to become captain of towboats on all inland waters. The DELTA QUEEN will always hold a special place in our hearts — it is more than a boat, it’s a living thing. — Bob Reynolds

  • show all entries

  • Share your memories!

    Would you like to share your Delta Queen memories here, too? Please send me an e-mail with your memories (keep it short, please!) along with a picture of yourself, or alternatively a Delta Queen picture from the time your memories are dating back. E-Mail: franz.neumeier@steamboats.org

Delta Queen, American Queen at Helena, Arkansas

Nov 4, 2008

Ken McRae from Little Rock, Arkansas, sent this beautiful picture from the Delta Queen just after passing the Helena, Arkansas, Mississippi River bridge on the evening of November 1, 2008. Doesn’t she look like a brand new vessel in this wonderful evening sunlight? Hey, Congress, she’s not ready to go, don’t you see this?


(click picture to enlarge)

From Gaylon Reasons, Tennessee, come this great shot of the Delta Queen along side the American Queen at her port stop at Helena, Arkansas, on November 1, 2008.


(click picture to enlarge)

Ken and Gaylon, thanks very much for this gorgeous pictures and for sharing them with us! I hope so much these are not some of the last pictures of the Delta Queen in operation.

2 Comments »