With cruises bringing affluent travelers to town, Memphis looks to the river
A couple watches the Mississippi River pass by from the American Queen’s Front Porch Cafe May 28. (Keely Brewer/The Daily Memphian file)
With the return of river travel, three companies are currently offering overnight cruises on the Mississippi while nearby cities look to cash in.
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Keely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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