The American Queen

The Upper Mississippi - October 2007

wheel “Big wheel keep on turnin'...” - line from the song, Proud Mary.

Sunrise near Dubuque

sunrise Sunrise on the Mississippi
barge A towboat pushing a barge is called a “tow”.
sunrise The tow disappeared downstream.

We arrived in Dubuque around lunch time on Thursday after traveling all day Wednesday on the American Queen.

Eagle Point Park

Dubuque Lock and Dam #11
Debuque Looking upstream
Dubuque Bill looking at Illinois

Dubuque is located on the west bank of the Mississippi directly opposite the Illinois/Wisconsin state line. If you look north-east from Dubuque, you see Wisconsin. If you look south-east from Dubuque, you see Illinois.