Read About Our Journey down the Mississippi River to: Kimmswick, IL via

Alton, IL

St. Louis, MO

Chain of Rocks

Captain John's Nebo Cruise Log - Day 31

Miles Traveled Today: 57.9

Cumulative Miles: 1313.4

Duration of Stay: 1 day docked to Hoppie's barge at Kimmswick, MO

Information on Arrival Port: Kimmswick, MO

Kimmswick, Missouri offers a chance to step back into the less hurried days of the 1800’s. Enjoy a walk through a beautiful town with many one-of-a-kind shops that will inspire you. The cordial atmosphere of our restaurants will remind you of a time long past. Just one limitation that we had was that they all closed up by mid afternoon. The next day we went to the Blue Cafe and enjoyed Levee High Apple Pie - what a treat! Check this out below.......WOW!

Delta Queen Steamboat New Home Port

A little town on the Great Loop Route will be the new home of an iconic riverboat. The historic Delta Queen will call Kimmswick, Missouri, her home port. Kimmswick is well known to "Loopers" and Inland River snowbirds as the home of Hoppie's Marine Service – a critical stop on the route, where co-owner Fern Hopkins conducts her "mandatory daily briefing" to cruising boats to help them navigate the tricky waterways ahead. The arrival of the Delta Queen – a National Historic Landmark – may not only boost the economy of this Mississippi River town, but may help to keep Hoppie's docks in deeper water – dikes built in the river several years ago have caused the marina to silt in (one of the dikes has recently been removed).