Spirit of Peoria
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Spirit of Peoria is a riverboat that ran in the Peoria, Illinois area from 1988 to 2022. The boat participated in the 2004 Grand Excursion. Spirit of Peoria is a true paddleboat, actually using its pa
Spirit of Peoria in the Grand Excursion
Streckfus Steamers
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Streckfus Steamers was a company started in 1910 by John Streckfus Sr. born in Edgington, Illinois. He started a steam packet business in the 1880s, but transitioned his fleet to the river excursion b
Spirit of Peoria
…unknown. Both boats are owned by Troy Manthey, President and CEO of Yacht Starship Cruises. Manthey is a 5th generation Streckfus family member, of the Streckfus Steamers. Julia Belle Swain…
1920 Streckfus Steamers' advertisement for "Moonlight Cruises De Luxe" aboard the Sidney
President circa 1950 – Dutch Andrus Orchestra performing
Admiral, minus her upper decks, is towed from St. Louis to be dismantled on July 19, 2011
Becky Thatcher, a restaurant boat