Delta Queen, American Queen at Helena, Arkansas
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?
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.
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.

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.
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