Weekend Event - Local Ads: 1945 Idlewild Excursion Steamer

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The Idlewild was built in 1914, renamed The Avalon in 1947, and finally christened The Belle of Louisville in 1962.  It's still steaming up and down the Ohio River three seasons of the year.

I've ridden on it several times.  The calliope is cool, but the boat travels at a painfully slow speed.