The American Heritage, an American Cruise Lines riverboat, docked in September 2022 at the Belpre Shrine Club on Blennerhassett Avenue on its way from Pittsburgh to St. Louis, due to the presence of boats at the Marietta levee ahead of that year’s Ohio River Sternwheel Festival. (File photo)

BELPRE — Some American Cruise Lines riverboats will temporarily dock in Belpre instead of Marietta because of construction along the Marietta Levee.

The riverboats will dock at the Belpre Shriners Club while renovations continue at the Levee.

Belpre Mayor Susan Abdella shared her support for the incoming visitors while renovations continue at the levee front.

“We’re just excited that we can help Marietta with the levee under construction for those boats and vessels to have a place to dock,” Abdella said. “It’s great that those visitors to our region will get to stop here.”

According to a release from the Marietta-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau, the remaining American Cruise Lines riverboats will continue to dock in Marietta as scheduled, though docking locations are subject to change.

The American Heritage, an American Cruise Lines riverboat, docked in September 2022 at the Belpre Shrine Club on Blennerhassett Avenue on its way from Pittsburgh to St. Louis, due to the presence of boats at the Marietta levee ahead of that year’s Ohio River Sternwheel Festival. (File photo)

The Belpre docking schedule includes the American Melody at 8 a.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Monday, July 6, and the American Heritage at noon Tuesday, July 7, and 6 a.m. Monday, July 13.

Updates on docking locations, arrival times and other information are available at mariettaohio.org and on the city of Marietta’s Facebook page.

Kim Hart, of Washington, W.Va., brought her grandchildren Hadrian and Shay Blanc to see the American Heritage riverboat in September 2022 when it docked at the Belpre Shrine Club. (File photo)

The American Countess, a 245-passenger riverboat traveling from Pittsburgh to Louisville, Ky., docks near the Belpre Shrine Club in September 2022 due to the presence of sternwheelers at the Marietta levee ahead of that year’s Ohio River Sternwheel Festival. (File photo)