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April 26, 2012 - The American Queen steamboat rests at the boat ramp on the northern tip of Mud Island as dawn breaks over Memphis on Thursday morning. For a gallery with more photos of the historic return of the American Queen visit commercialappeal.com (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)

April 26, 2012 - The American Queen steamboat rests at the boat ramp on the northern tip of Mud Island as dawn breaks over Memphis on Thursday morning. For a gallery with more photos of the historic return of the American Queen visit commercialappeal.com (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)