...la operación de crucero que eventualmente se conocería como los St. Charles Paddlewheel Riverboats. A medida que el negocio de los Anderson creció en popularidad, sus barcos fueron reemplazados varias veces, cada vez más grandes y más modernos.
Que son los barcos hermanos el St. Charles Belle II en 1981.
Y el Fox River Queen en 1987.
En este punto, el hijo de Chet Rich se hizo cargo de la operación, y él y su padre capitaneaban regularmente los dos barcos juntos.
Los barcos han sido la definición de un asunto familiar y se han convertido en una verdadera tradición veraniega de St. Charles para muchas familias en todo el área de St. Charles.
Los barcos ocupan un lugar especial en el corazón de muchos como lugar para bodas, reuniones familiares, cumpleaños y fiestas de jubilación, y mucho... Leer más ...
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Located near Asheville, North Carolina, America's largest privately owned home was built by George W. Vanderbilt, heir to the steam ship and railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, his grandfather. Consisting of 250 rooms and 175,000 square feet, the estate was opened on Christmas Eve 1895 following nearly six years of construction. From the original 125,000 acres of property, about 87,000 acres were sold to the U.S. Government that is today part of Pisgah National Forest.
Some Quick Facts:
65 fireplaces
35 bedrooms
43 bathrooms
16 chimneys
250 acres of landscaped gardens
Olmstead and Pinchot were among several people hired by Vanderbilt to help design and manage the estate and grounds. Several films have used scenes from the estate, including Richie Rich and Hannibal. Nearly one million people visit the estate annually.