While the first steamboat race was Aug. 19, 1928, the annual competition didn't kickoff until the Belle of Louisville took on the Delta Queen in 1963.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Belle of Louisville has dropped out of the Great Steamboat Race, officials with the Kentucky Derby Festival announced Tuesday night. During the boat’s final ...

The Belle's former names: Idlewild and Avalon Built by a Pittsburgh-based company in 1914, the Belle of Louisville was originally known as the Idlewild. The boat originally was used to ferry ...

The boat company is also hosting, “Riverboat Gamblers, Rogues & Ne’er-do-wells,” that features historically-inspired food, cocktails, and card games from the Golden Age of Steamboat. Krista Snider, ...

Fans can board the Belle of Louisville as it goes head to head against The Belle of Cincinnati. It's a storied rivalry, and the boat captains have little fun with it.

The Belle of Louisville is hoping to reclaim the coveted Silver Antlers from the Belle of Cincinnati, which won last year.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky Derby Festival tradition, the Great Steamboat Race, gets underway Wednesday night on the Ohio River. The Belle of Louisville and Belle of Cincinnati will engage in ...

WHAT: The Belle of Louisville is a National Historic Landmark and the oldest operating Mississippi River-style steamboat from the great American packet boat era on America's waterways.

It was a long and hard-fought battle between the Belle of Louisville and Cincinnati at this year's Great Steamboat Race.

The Belle of Louisville has been cruising through the Ohio River for many years, making it a part of the city's history.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Belle of Louisville has dropped out of the Great Steamboat Race, officials with the Kentucky Derby Festival announced Tuesday night. During the boat’s final inspection ...