The Belle of Louisville won't be avenging its loss last year to the Belle of Cincinnati in the Great Steamboat Race this year. The race returns to the Ohio River on Wednesday, April 30. Advertisement ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Belle of Louisville has dropped out of the Great Steamboat Race, officials with the Kentucky Derby Festival announced Tuesday night. During the boat’s final ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It was the 60th running of the Great Steamboat Race this year, and the Belle of Louisville came out on top again. Things got off to a rocky start for the Belle of Louisville ...

It went up for auction in 1962 and was bought by Jefferson County Judge Executive Marlow Cook for $34,000. The steamboat was then renamed the Belle of Louisville and became a fixture in the city.

It went up for auction in 1962 and was bought by Jefferson County Judge Executive Marlow Cook for $34,000. The steamboat was then renamed the Belle of Louisville and became a fixture in the city.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Belle of Louisville has scratched from Wednesday's Great Steamboat Race, but its sister vessel will take over in an effort to reclaim the Silver Antlers for the city.

It went up for auction in 1962 and was bought by Jefferson County Judge Executive Marlow Cook for $34,000. The steamboat was then renamed the Belle of Louisville and became a fixture in the city.

It went up for auction in 1962 and was bought by Jefferson County Judge Executive Marlow Cook for $34,000. The steamboat was then renamed the Belle of Louisville and became a fixture in the city.

It went up for auction in 1962 and was bought by Jefferson County Judge Executive Marlow Cook for $34,000. The steamboat was then renamed the Belle of Louisville and became a fixture in the city.

The Belle of Louisville is a historic steamboat with many names. It was built in Pittsburgh in 1914 and was called the Idlewild. It served as a ferry and moved freight as a day packet.