The American Queen and the Queen of the Mississippi dock in Cape Girar...

August 23, 2017

The American Queen and the Queen of the Mississippi dock in Cape Girardeau

The American Queen and the Queen of the Mississippi were docked at Riverfront Park in downtown Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017.

Laura Simon

A woman takes a photo of the Queen of the Mississippi, left, and the American Queen while the riverboats were docked at Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Crew members prepare the American Queen for departure from Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Passengers on the American Queen take in the from the deck as the riverboat prepares to depart Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Crew members prepare the American Queen for departure from Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

A crew member on the Queen of the Mississippi takes in the view of Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Crew members prepare the American Queen for departure from Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

A passenger aboard the Queen of the Mississippi watches as the American Queen departs Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Passengers on the American Queen take in the from the deck as the riverboat prepares to depart Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Warren Skinner and Peggy Fassel pose for a photo at Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau. Skinner and Fassel were taking in the view of the American Queen and the Queen of the Mississippi while the two riverboats were docked next to each other.

People take photos of the American Queen and the Queen of the Mississippi docked next to each other at Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Passengers on the American Queen take in the from the deck as the riverboat prepares to depart Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Mary Kay Kates, left, and Katie Stoner take in the view of Queen of the Mississippi and the American Queen while the riverboats were docked at Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Passengers on the American Queen take in the from the deck as the riverboat prepares to depart Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

The American Queen turns around to head south on the Mississippi River on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

A woman watches the American Queen head south on the Mississippi River on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, from Riverfront Park in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Jerry Schweain watches the American Queen depart Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

A passenger boards the American Queen on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Passengers from the Queen of the Mississippi and the American Queen take in the sights on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Steam billows around a smokestack on the American Queen riverboat on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Passengers on the American Queen take in the from the deck as the riverboat prepares to depart Riverfront Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in downtown Cape Girardeau.