Anson Northup

Anson Northup (possibly Anson Northrup) was a 100-horsepower (75 kW) sternwheel riverboat named for her captain who was the first to navigate the Red River of the North from Fort Abercrombie, Dakota Territory, to Fort Garry, Rupert's Land, departing 6 June and arriving 10 June 1859. Sold and renamed Pioneer, she sank during the winter of 1861–62.^[1] Pioneer was dismantled and her boiler reused by SS Colvile.^[2]

Anson Northup

History
Name	Anson Northup (until 1861) Pioneer (1861)
Namesake	Anson Northup
Owner	Anson Northup (until 1861) J. C. Burbank (1861–1862)
Builder	Anson Northup
Fate	Sank winter 1861/1862
General characteristics
Type	Riverboat
Length	90 ft (27 m)
Beam	22 ft (6.7 m)
Installed power	100 hp (75 kW)
Propulsion	Sternwheel
Capacity	50 to 75 tons

Anson Northrup

The new Anson Northrup at Dubuque
History
Namesake	Anson Northrup (Northup?)
Owner	Padelford Packet Boat Company
Launched	1988
General characteristics
Type	Riverboat
Length	92 ft (28 m)
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Height	22 ft (6.7 m)
Propulsion	Twin Screw

The new Anson Northrup is a riverboat that normally offers tours in the Twin Cities area on the Mississippi River. The boat was built in Louisiana and is operated by Padelford Packet Boat Company. In 2004, the boat participated in the Grand Excursion, which ran from the Quad Cities of Iowa to the Twin Cities.