It is almost forgotten now, but once upon a time, in the California of long ago, San Francisco was one of the world's great riverboat ports, like New Orleans on the Mississippi. Palatial ...

Historic storefronts line lumpy brick streets, store clerks wear 19th century costumes and steamboats still ply the nearby Sacramento River, once the city’s economic lifeline. But dig deeper — ...

When steamboats first arrived in the north state, the trip from San Francisco to Sacramento by river was 125 miles, and Sacramento to Chico was 199 miles, both against the current. According to ...

A body pulled from the Sacramento River this week has been identified as that of 78-year-old steamboat operator Harold Wilmunder, officials said. Wilmunder disappeared April 20 from his 138-foot ...

The Coyne family brought the now more than 60-year-old boat back to its birthwaters in the Sacramento River for a five-year restoration. The restoration brought the historic steamboat back to its ...

"The fire happened Friday evening around 6 p.m. near the Steamboat Landing at the Sacramento River. Several fire departments including the River Delta Fire District are now investigating how the ...

for its proximity to the confluence of the Sacramento River and Steamboat and Cache Sloughs. The river was the super highway for northern California during Gold Rush days, and the town’s huge ...

crossing Steamboat Slough, connecting Grand Island to East Ryer Island. More from Tim Viall: Road trip through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta for river towns, history, food and more From ...

What you'll see: You get a red-carpet tour of the vast Delta, the boating capital of California. Two old-style ferries, two bridges and two-lane levee roads provide access to the Sacramento River ...