Skip to content
September 23, 2025
  • HOME
  • NKY COMMUNITY CALENDAR
  • OBITUARIES
  • CONTACT US
  • WHO WE ARE
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
NKyTribune

NKyTribune

Northern Kentucky's Newspaper

1

Category Collection

Business4001 News
Education3894 News
Government4220 News
Health3570 News
Living4056 News
News4555 News
NonProfit3735 News
Our Rich History517 News
Region/State4077 News
Sports8073 News
Voices3658 News
  • Business
  • Education
  • Government
  • Health
  • Living
  • News
  • NonProfit
  • Region/State
  • Sports
  • Voices
Home » Belle of Louisville

Belle of Louisville

  • Living
  • The River

The River: Sunday ride aboard the ‘BELLE’ revives memories of good times, and people, from long ago

August 10, 2025August 29, 20250

The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river —…

Read More
  • Living
  • The River

The River: Marking 214 years of steamboating on the Western Rivers with memories of times gone by

August 3, 2025August 29, 20250

The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river —…

Read More
  • Living

The River: The ‘Great Steamboat Race,’ a grand river tradition as legendary as the Kentucky Derby itself

May 4, 2025May 3, 20255

The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river —…

Read More
  • Living

Bernsteins’ Belle of Cincinnati wins Golden Antlers as victor in Derby’s Great American Steamboat Race

May 4, 20240

Alan Bernstein, owner of BB Riverboats, has brought home the Golden Antlers — a treasured prize for the winner of…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: Chasing Belle of Louisville (from land with Black Beauty), taking photos, embracing memories

October 29, 2023December 1, 20247

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: Eventful week on river — fire aboard historic NATCHEZ, Belle of Louisville wins Derby race

May 8, 2022December 1, 20249

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: The Captain is back at keyboard (with ear to door), sharing tales of life on river as he lived it

March 13, 2022December 1, 20249

By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune (The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders is sharing the…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: Miscellaneous reflections of a life fully lived on the river — gathering rosebuds while I may

January 9, 2022December 1, 20248

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: Sometimes there are dreadful and sad memories, especially when the River claims its own

December 5, 2021December 1, 20249

By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune (The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders is sharing the…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: Yes, there were once mouth-watering perks on riverboat casino; then, Vienna sausages

November 28, 2021December 1, 202417

By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune (The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders is sharing the…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: Catching up and reporting on sad loss of Cappy Bobby Lischkge, travails of paddlewheelers

October 17, 2021December 1, 20243

By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune (The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders is sharing the…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: Belle of Louisville’s steam whistle screams victorious in the thrilling Great Steamboat Race

May 2, 2021December 1, 20248

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: Riverboats are coming back like fresh Spring blossoms; still waiting to Save the QUEEN

April 25, 2021December 1, 20247

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: Quiet week on the surface, but buzz about gambling, racing and ‘competitive’ steamboats

March 21, 2021December 1, 20243

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: Riverboat folks are yearning to hear the ‘ready whistle’ and hear the engines warming up

March 14, 2021December 1, 20242

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: A week on a ‘quiet’ river, turning cold, was really packed with activity — and work

October 20, 2019December 1, 20246

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: Clyde has a boatload of mascots; gift of an ‘Old Crow’ from River Rat Barb is newest one

September 29, 2019December 1, 20244

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: Miscellaneous reflections of a life fully lived on the river — gathering rosebuds while I may

August 18, 2019December 1, 20246

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: Finding night watchman’s job after college, meeting characters and gathering up stories

April 28, 2019December 1, 20242

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: Everyone dreams of a paddlewheeler (and there’s much to love), but know they are work

March 3, 2019December 1, 20245

By Capt. Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune Everybody thinks they want a paddlewheeler. “They’re so cute,” someone gushed. Or: “When…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: As the New Year approaches, it’s time for remembrances of the year past — and the stories told

December 30, 2018December 1, 202411

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

Read More
  • Featured
  • Living
  • News Ticker
  • The River

The River: The ‘Intervening Years’ (1961-1965) — remembering good times, the big race, college . . .

August 12, 2018December 1, 20242

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…

Read More
  • 1
  • 2
Donation bug

Archives

Affiliations

• Institute for Nonprofit News
• Online News Association
• N. Ky. Chamber of Commerce
• Covington Business Council
© 2024 Kentucky Center for Public Service Journalism. All rights reserved.
  • Business
  • Education
  • Government
  • Health
  • Living
  • News
  • NonProfit
  • Region/State
  • Sports
  • Voices