St. Charles looks to revive steamboat museum
Dan Borgmeyer, the Mayor of St. Charles, and a group of city officials have been striving to revive the Steamboat Treasures of America museum, seeking to lure visitors and convention commerce.
Mayor Borgmeyer commented to say:
The steamboat-themed tourist initiative comes at a time when St. Charles faces a significant change. A newly constructed $85 million city hall will be built on the American Car Foundry property come March, serving as the pilot project of a two-decade revitalization initiative in the historic Frenchtown area. The city is widening walkways, increasing parks and street art, renovating historic buildings to be used as riverside cafes and loft apartments, making the area more attractive to private investment. Brochure printing is an effective way of presenting a project to potential investors.
The new attraction would primarily display objects currently stored in the Arabia Riverboat Museum, including remnants of the eponymous riverboat. When the Arabia sank in 1856, it was ferrying 200 tons of goods ranging from expensive china and construction equipment to toys and food jars, all meant for general stores and houses.
Mayor Borgmeyer commented to say:
“The reality is that we are a very historic town, and a lot of our growth came from the hundreds of steamboats that sailed on the Missouri River during the 1800s. St. Louis may have been the Gateway to the West, but St. Charles was the Gateway to the Missouri River.”
The steamboat-themed tourist initiative comes at a time when St. Charles faces a significant change. A newly constructed $85 million city hall will be built on the American Car Foundry property come March, serving as the pilot project of a two-decade revitalization initiative in the historic Frenchtown area. The city is widening walkways, increasing parks and street art, renovating historic buildings to be used as riverside cafes and loft apartments, making the area more attractive to private investment. Brochure printing is an effective way of presenting a project to potential investors.
The new attraction would primarily display objects currently stored in the Arabia Riverboat Museum, including remnants of the eponymous riverboat. When the Arabia sank in 1856, it was ferrying 200 tons of goods ranging from expensive china and construction equipment to toys and food jars, all meant for general stores and houses.