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Driven by massive wooden paddle wheels, the ship harkens back to the 1800s when steamboats would regularly be seen traveling the 310-mile St. Johns.
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
To be sure, a few in the fleet of eight are no longer steam powered, but the big red paddle wheels on either side remain a romantic element.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Famous Queens Landing boats The waterfront site was most notably known for its 149-passenger Catawba Queen, a Mississippi River paddle wheel boat that offered sightseeing and dinner cruises.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2025
The paddle wheel has been updated over the years, but in the darkest hours of the night, workers still hear unexplained footsteps and whispers that often get attributed to Floyd.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
To be sure, a few in the fleet of eight are no longer steam powered, but the big red paddle wheels on either side remain a romantic element.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Famous Queens Landing boats The waterfront site was most notably known for its 149-passenger Catawba Queen, a Mississippi River paddle wheel boat that offered sightseeing and dinner cruises.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2025
The paddle wheel has been updated over the years, but in the darkest hours of the night, workers still hear unexplained footsteps and whispers that often get attributed to Floyd.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Paddle wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paddle%20wheel. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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