“I’ve never seen a ship this big here. I couldn’t imagine they can fill it,” one curious bystander said as he peered up at American Duchess, an elegant paddle wheeler moored to the grassy banks of Levee Park in Red Wing, Minnesota.
I had the opportunity to tour the riverboat when it was experiencing a “turn day,” meaning passengers from the prior cruise had disembarked, and crew members were preparing to welcome a new group of travelers to cruise down the Mississippi. ...
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