There are still a very few old steam boats left, and this is one of the largest and most used. A tourist novelty at this point, but a beautiful and amazing machine none the less. A few nights a week during Jazz Fest there are shows on a smaller version of a steamboat. The boat pulls away from the dock here in the Quarter, the band plays their 2-3 hour show, as the boat cruises up river and then back down. A variety of acts play these cruise-shows, from more well-known jazz musicians like Karl Denson to jam band favorites like Keller Williams. Anyway, the steamboat has been a classic sight of New Orleans for hundreds of years and seems to belong here as much as the River itself.
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