America’s River Roots will transport Ohio River to riverboat glory days. Why it's symbolic

America’s River Roots celebrates Cincinnati’s steamboat era, which helped build up the Queen City. Take a look back in ...
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America's River Roots brings riverboats, history and celebration to the Ohio River

People line up to take a cruise on the Belle of Cincinnati on the first day of America's River Roots Festival on Oct. 8, 2025. America’s River Roots Festival is underway in Cincinnati and Northern ...
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The Boat Race: Why has Oxford and Cambridge’s annual river rivalry endured for almost 200 years?

You get two long, thin, canoe-type structures, stick nine people in them and then row along the River Thames in London for 15 minutes or so. Sounds pretty basic, yes? Well, it is, but then so is ...

Floating time capsule: Replica boat retraces historic Erie Canal journey 200 years later

Two centuries after the Erie Canal was opened with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted ...