First steamboat, 1817 The Zebulon Pike, the first steamboat to reach St. Louis, labors up the Mississippi River for its inaugural landing here on Aug. 2, 1817.

By 1830, more than 200 steamboats operated on western rivers, and the number kept growing. In one month in 1836, nearly 80 steamboats arrived in St. Louis. The run from Louisville was cut to 50 hours.

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Bay St. Louis leaders are making a change to the ambitious Harbor Marina project set to open this spring. Typically, a change order for a construction project can mean problems, but not this time ...

In the late 1970s, Carter took a trip to St. Louis aboard the Delta Queen steamboat to vacation and promote his energy program.