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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Arabia Steamboat Museum, a popular destination for tourists, the curious and history buffs, announced Thursday that it will close in November 2026, when its lease expires. "All ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Back in the 1800s riding on a steamboat was a popular way to travel for many Americans. It was faster than other forms of transportation and it had the allure of adventure. But it ...

Greg Hawley and his partners had one goal when they started digging for a steamboat in a Kansas cornfield in 1989: make a profit. But as the steamboat Arabia revealed itself, the entrepreneurs thought ...

Eleven hundred miles west of Thompson and Evans' dive location in 1987 there was a refrigerator dealer from Independence, Missouri, Bob Hawley, who was searching for a sunken treasure ship - the ...