Cincinnati celebrates its river roots City will host America’s River Roots festival this October

You can’t simply describe Cincinnati.

It’s an Ohio city that one might consider Midwest, but Kentucky exists moments away on the other side of the Ohio River. Cincinnati established itself as a port town in the early 1800s and attracted many nationalities, but it was the Germans who flocked there, leaving an indelible mark on the city’s work ethic and culinary scene.

There’s a vibrant art scene with murals literally everywhere, award-winning cuisine and the Cincinnati Reds, the oldest team in Major League Baseball to pay their players.

There are so many reasons to visit this river city, but this fall offers one more. Steamboats from the Mississippi and Ohio rivers will sail from their home ports to join Cincinnati’s own Belle of Cincinnati and the River Queen for America’s River Roots f