The Dixie
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DnRseekers
N 41° 19.369 W 085° 41.604
16T E 609350 N 4575417
The Dixie paddle wheel boat is a fixture on Lake Webster in North Webster, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WMB7T5
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2011
Views: 3
Cruises run Memorial Day through Labor Day. Tickets can be purchased at the Pizza King restaurant by the dock. There are concessions and souvenirs on board, including great popcorn.There are also on board facilities. For schedules and ticket prices, visit ridethedixie.org. Don't miss the links on that site for links to great history and Dixie stories, including old photographs.
The Dixie provides a beautiful 90 min ride around Lake Webster. Its a wonderfully peaceful ride narrated to give you a little bit of history of the lake and cottages along it and also a little quite time just to enjoy the scenery. If it wasn't a wonderful ride this boat wouldn't still be giving tours after over 80 years! Yes it's the same boat doing the same thing it has for generations (although it also served as the post office, grocery store and mobile blacksmith service as well as give scenic rides when a model T engine used to power the paddle wheel).
Be sure to catch this one, the ride, the boat, the history, its just as much a part of Indiana as its name!
Related Web Site: [Web Link]
Adult Ticket Price in local currency: $7
Period/Days/Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday 6:30 and 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 6:00, 7:30, and 9:00 p.m.
Sunday 2:00, 3:30, 5:00, 6:30 and 8:00 p.m.
(Memorial Day through Labor Day)
Effective 2011
Telephone: 1-888-803-4943
Food/Drink available on board?: yes
Restroom facilities on board?: yes
Protection from the elements on board: Both Indoor and Outdoor deck experience
Address of the Ticket Counter:
North Webster, IN USA
Required Photos Will be Uploaded: yes
Coordinates of the Ticket Counter: Not Listed
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