MondayJuly 20, 2026

Muscatine rides the river cruise wave

By: Dave Thompson|July 20, 2026
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    • Passengers disembark from the American Serenade river cruise ship on the Muscatine riverfront on Monday morning, June 29. Around 155 people from the ship spent the morning in Muscatine.

    Passengers disembark from the American Serenade river cruise ship on the Muscatine riverfront on Monday morning, June 29. Around 155 people from the ship spent the morning in Muscatine. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    Lancye Douglas was the first passenger to disembark from the American Serenade river cruise ship in this community on a recent hot, muggy Monday morning.

    The woman from Penfield, New York, immediately started to get a look at Muscatine. She took photos of the riverfront, the 28-foot-tall “Mississippi Harvest” bronze statue (also known as the “Clam Man”) near…

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