NEW ORLEANS — There's a new royal of riverboats on the Mississippi. The company that operates the much-beloved American Queen on Monday officially welcomed a second vessel to the river ...

As the sun sets American Queen a Mississippi River Paddle Wheeler, heads upriver from Natchez, Mississippi, toward Memphis. Though this scene appears peaceful, it was on a sandbar near this spot ...

American Queen will cruise the inland waterways of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, and was scheduled to begin its inaugural season on June 27, with a 16-night cruise from Pittsburgh ...

Venture into a storied city in the Appalachian foothills. Found in the Magnolia State, this one-of-a-kind destination wows ...

The story of the United States becoming a global superpower is deeply intertwined with the river that runs through its heart—the Mississippi River. This mighty waterway served as a crucial artery for ...

tour Graceland and Sun Studio and visit the Stax Museum of American Soul Music and the Rock & Soul Museum. If you want to get out on the water, try one of Mississippi River Expedition's "unique ...

An orchestra performed by birds, rippling water and swaying trees alongside the American River Parkway was accompanied Sunday by hundreds chanting to protest a plan ripping up vegetation for ...

A barge sank after it crashed into a bridge over the Mississippi River in Vicksburg.The tow of the barge crashed into the old Highway 80 railroad bridge Thursday.David Day, with the Vicksburg Daily ...

Heavy rains in Minnesota over the past several weeks are going to cause the Mississippi River to exceed its 15-foot flood stage at Lock and Dam 15 at Rock Island. Tom Philip of the National ...

Members of the Upper Mississippi River Waterway Association will tour ... Tidewater Barge Lines tugboats and American Cruise Lines vessels. They will tour Bonneville, Lower Granite and Ice Harbor ...

Debris from Mississippi River flooding is washing up on barrier islands and beaches along the Mississippi Coast, forcing a popular tourist attraction to partially relocate right before the summer ...

The Mississippi River crested in New Orleans this week, capping an anxious period for the engineers and residents who live alongside it. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times’s ...