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HANNIBAL — When the American Queen comes steaming up the Mississippi River to Hannibal this year it will find a docking area ready for it to use, thanks to an agreement that has been reached between the city and the company which owns the steamboat.
During Tuesday night’s meeting of the Hannibal City Council approval was given a ground lease agreement between Hannibal and the American Queen Steamboat Operating Co.
“The agreement covers several things, though its primary substance involves port availability for American Queen dockings, which are non-priority dockings, specifically subject to the priority docking rights of the other tenants,” wrote City Manager Lisa Peck in a memo to the council. ....

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