Photo feature: American Queen for the day

Published 12:03 am Wednesday, February 27, 2013

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT —  Jeremy Keller mops the deck on the fifth level of the American Queen Steamboat late in the afternoon on Tuesday. The ship was docked in Natchez for 11 hours on Tuesday during it's weeklong roundtrip journey which originated in New Orleans on Saturday.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT —
Jeremy Keller mops the deck on the fifth level of the American Queen Steamboat late in the afternoon on Tuesday. The ship was docked in Natchez for 11 hours on Tuesday during it’s weeklong roundtrip journey which originated in New Orleans on Saturday.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT —  Captain John Boyle looks of the engine control panel in the engine room while the boat was docked in Natchez on Tuesday afternoon. The ship was docked in Natchez for 11 hours on Tuesday during it's weeklong roundtrip journey which originated in New Orleans on Saturday.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT —
Captain John Boyle looks of the engine control panel in the engine room while the boat was docked in Natchez on Tuesday afternoon. The ship was docked in Natchez for 11 hours on Tuesday during it’s weeklong roundtrip journey which originated in New Orleans on Saturday.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT —  Jeremy Keller mops the deck on the fifth level of the American Queen Steamboat late in the afternoon on Tuesday. The ship was docked in Natchez for 11 hours on Tuesday during it's weeklong roundtrip journey which originated in New Orleans on Saturday.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT —
Jeremy Keller mops the deck on the fifth level of the American Queen Steamboat late in the afternoon on Tuesday. The ship was docked in Natchez for 11 hours on Tuesday during it’s weeklong roundtrip journey which originated in New Orleans on Saturday.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT —  Passengers return to the American Queen steamboat after spending a day touring Natchez. The ship, which left New Orleans on it's first trip of the season on Saturday, will make it's next stop in Vicksburg before beginning the trek back to New Orleans.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT —
Passengers return to the American Queen steamboat after spending a day touring Natchez. The ship, which left New Orleans on it’s first trip of the season on Saturday, will make it’s next stop in Vicksburg before beginning the trek back to New Orleans.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT —  Jeremy Keller mops the deck on the fifth level of the American Queen Steamboat late in the afternoon on Tuesday. The ship was docked in Natchez for 11 hours on Tuesday during it's weeklong roundtrip journey which originated in New Orleans on Saturday.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT —
Jeremy Keller mops the deck on the fifth level of the American Queen Steamboat late in the afternoon on Tuesday. The ship was docked in Natchez for 11 hours on Tuesday during it’s weeklong roundtrip journey which originated in New Orleans on Saturday.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT —  Captain John Boyle looks of the engine control panel in the engine room while the boat was docked in Natchez on Tuesday afternoon. The ship was docked in Natchez for 11 hours on Tuesday during it's weeklong roundtrip journey which originated in New Orleans on Saturday.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT —
Captain John Boyle looks of the engine control panel in the engine room while the boat was docked in Natchez on Tuesday afternoon. The ship was docked in Natchez for 11 hours on Tuesday during it’s weeklong roundtrip journey which originated in New Orleans on Saturday.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT —  Jeremy Keller mops the deck on the fifth level of the American Queen Steamboat late in the afternoon on Tuesday. The ship was docked in Natchez for 11 hours on Tuesday during it's weeklong roundtrip journey which originated in New Orleans on Saturday.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT —
Jeremy Keller mops the deck on the fifth level of the American Queen Steamboat late in the afternoon on Tuesday. The ship was docked in Natchez for 11 hours on Tuesday during it’s weeklong roundtrip journey which originated in New Orleans on Saturday.