I've just written to several. What a sad thing it would be, not see the Queen on the river, not to mention the jobs lost. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Linda Trent" <lindatrent@zoomnet.net> > Hi Guys! > > I hope you all will forgive me for this plea, but as a little girl one of the > pleasures of coming to our family reunion in Gallipolis was seeing the > magnificent Delta Queen that was usually in the southeast Ohio area of the > river. It was fun to listen to the calliope, and see the symbol of olden times > leisurely going up to Pittsburg, or going back down to Cincinnati and points > further on. It's kind of sad to think that she'll fade away as a fond memory of > many of us who've lived along the river, or had fond memories of her when we > were in the area. > > I don't know how many of you share these same kind of memories, and want to pass > them on to the next generation. But the Delta Queen's exemption was not renewed > by Congress (her sisters don't require an exemption since none of their > superstructure is wood, the DQ has a steel hull, but portions of her > superstructure are wood). There is Save the Delta Queen group that is trying > to get Congress to reverse their decision. The following are two places to > check out the latest on the DQ > > http://www.majesticamericaline.com/SaveTheDeltaQueen.aspx and > http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/ > > She will be on the Ohio a lot over the next several months. Upcoming cruises > that will pass Gallipolis will happen sometime during the following weeks. > > May 5-10 up and May 10-20 down > June 3-14 up and June 14-24 down > July 22-Aug 2 up and Aug. 2-Aug 12 down > Sept. 2-13 up and Sept. 13-23 down > Sept. 23 Oct. 4 up and Oct. 4-14 down. Her final voyage. > > Sorry for posting this, but it does tie in to many of our fond memories of old > Gallia, Washington, and Lawrence Counties. > > Thanks, > > Linda Trent > lindatrent@zoomnet.net > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHGALLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message