Click logo to return to www.greatriver.com ...Steamboats, houseboats and fantastic sunsets offer only a peek at life along the Mississippi River valley! Small boat cruising is king along the river. Small boats include paddlewheelers, houseboats, and day cruising. There are few overnight cruises available, but several of the small cruising boats offer overnights in hotels along the river. Check out the JBS, the Twilight, and Celebration Cruise Lines. 
CONCISE INDEX to TRAVEL INSIGHT FEATURES for the MISSISSIPPI RIVER and other great world waterways.
Waterway Cruise Reports by Pat and Richard Middleton

CANADA

 

     Cruising with the St. Lawrence Cruise Line from Kingston to Montreal and Quebec City.      
          Small boat river cruising at it's most comfortable, and scenic best! 

 

 

Wilderness! Wilderness? Explore the exquisite world renown natural beauty of the Canadian Rocky Mountains... Jasper and Banff National Parks, Lake Beauvert, and Lake Louise.

 

 

Click photo for a complete review of our VIA RAIL journey from Vancouver to Jasper

  Canada's Classic Train Journey, Vancouver to Jasper, along the Fraser and Thompson Rivers... CLICK photo left

 

 

 

 

 

The Strait of Georgia, Desolation Sound, Howe Sound, and innumerable inlets and islets make British Columbia's Sunshine Coast a signularly scenic and soul-satisfying journey.

The BC Ferry System makes possible a fascinating road trip along the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia's breathtakingly beautiful Sunshine Coast. "10 Best Bets" and a sample itinerary!

 

 

 

 

 

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