RiverBarge Excursion Lines Inc. will celebrate its 10th birthday

RiverBarge Excursion Lines Inc. will celebrate its 10th birthday on Sept. 24 in St. Louis. The River Explorer will dock in front of the Gateway Arch in downtown St. Louis to toast 10 years with RiverBarge guests, crew and media. The celebration will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer will be served. “Our RiverBarge family is what makes up the heart of our company,” said Eddie Conrad, founder of RiverBarge Excursions. “We are excited to celebrate our 10th birthday in St. Louis with new and returning guests and other friends we have made over the years.” RiverBarge’s birthday party will take place on America’s only floating hotel barge, the 730-foot River Explorer. The Sept. 18 to 25, 2008, excursion, which traveled from Nashville to St. Louis along the Cumberland, Ohio and Upper Mississippi rivers, will conclude with the birthday celebration. The birthday celebration is one of many events and programs RiverBarge is holding to celebrate “10 Years of Sharing America’s Stories.”