Goldenrod Showboat

Illinois River floodwater has drained from the hull of the Goldenrod Showboat, along with any lingering optimism that the century-old vessel can be saved,…

Updated 4:30 p.m., May 8, 2017 — The historic Goldenrod Showboat is sinking in the flood-swollen Illinois River, near Kampsville, Illinois, according to…

Legislation that would enable the owners of the Delta Queen to return the historic steamboat to cruise service on the Mississippi River has been…

Volunteers will gather on Thursday at a remote spot on the Illinois River to say their final farewells to the Goldenrod Showboat, a St. Louis landmark…

Volunteers have worked countless hours salvaging artifacts from the century-old Goldenrod Showboat that was once a fixture on the St. Louis riverfront,…

The gloom of the skies over the Illinois River matched the mood aboard the historic Goldenrod Showboat Wednesday afternoon, as one of her loyal guardians…

The century-old Goldenrod Showboat is still in limbo, waiting along an empty stretch of the Illinois River like a forgotten star from yesteryear yearning…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 24, 2013: The Goldenrod Showboat, one of the last surviving relics linking St. Louis to a…

This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 9, 2013. - The Goldenrod Showboat, a historic vessel that delivered lively theater and…