LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The annual Great Steamboat Race is one week away. The Belle of Louisville will race head-to-head along the Ohio River against the Belle of Cincinnati once again this year.

The Mary M. Miller and Belle of Cincinnati will race 14 miles on the Ohio River, starting and finishing at the Clark Memorial/Second Street Bridge for the 12-point Silver Antlers.

She competed against the Belle of Cincinnati in the 62nd annual rivalry on the river, after her sister, the Belle of Louisville, was scratched the day before the race.

It’s an Ohio city that one might consider Midwest, but Kentucky exists moments away on the other side of the Ohio River. Cincinnati established itself as a port town in the early 1800s and attracted ...

Belle of Louisville covers the first couple of years of the Belle's life in Louisville--from the purchase of the Avalon, through the renovation, the first race with the Delta Queen, general operations ...