Vicksburg Tour Boat Offers First-Hand View of Mississippi River Flooding
With the Mississippi River set to crest in Vicksburg on Thursday at 50.5 feet, Vicksburg tour boat company Mississippi River Tours is offering passengers an up close view of the floods.
Trees that normally line the banks of the river are barely visible. Casinos that usually float in their own culverts are actually floating on the river. Sunsets are going down over water instead of trees, and the heavy barge and tugboat traffic that defines the Mississippi River has almost stopped.
Vicksburg residents and tourists have not seen the river this high since 1973. Tour boat owner, Ann Jones, says, “Passengers are just amazed at the width of the river and the volume of water that is flowing downstream. Local residents are taking advantage of being able to get onto the river during the flood, and tourists are able to go home and tell interesting stories about their ride on the Mississippi River during the historic 2008 flood.”
The river will take quite a while to get back to its normal levels. But as the Mississippi River crests and falls, boat tours showing passengers a different angle of the floods will continue to amaze. Scheduling and information regarding a Mississippi River tour out of Vicksburg can be found at www.msrivertours.com or by calling toll free 1-866-807-2628.
Contact Information:
Ann Jones
Cell 601-415-0596
Office 601-883-1083
info@msrivertours.com