Linda, Thanks for posting this. I saw the article too and was saddened as the Delta Queen was always enjoyable to see and hear through all my growing up years and to the present. It coming past my town always brought loads of people to view as it passed by. People even following it as far as they could to get that last view. Hope the boat can be saved. I for one will sign the petition. I still always go to the river to see it when it passes by. Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Trent" <lindatrent@zoomnet.net> To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 10:06 PM Subject: [OHGALLIA] The Delta Queen > 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