City Officials Discuss Lorena Sternwheeler’s 76th Season

ZANESVILLE, OH – Muskingum County Commissioners met with City Officials to discuss the upcoming season of an iconic tourist stop in Zanesville.

The Lorena Sternwheeler completed its 75th season cruising down the Muskingum River in 2024.

Mayor of Zanesville, Don Mason, said planning and preparing for the upcoming cruise season can take some time to make sure everything is ready to go. He detailed some of the things that they’re looking to get done for the 2025 season.

“There’s a lot of little details to be taken care of, inspections, crew, training, insurance, things of that nature,” Mayor Mason said. “So it’s always good to work with the County Commissioners on these kinds of positive things for our community.”

Mason said as of right now, the Lorena does not have to come out of the water to be inspected. He said if the Lorena needs to be removed from the water, the projected cost is about $50,000.

“It’s too early to know whether and to what extent the inspections will involve, removing the Lorena from the water,” Mason said. “Again, we’re coordinating with the United States Coast Guard on that. Our goal and hope is that they would inspect the Lorena, be able to crawl through it, and see what condition it’s in and hopefully it’s condition is such that we can have another year of running the Lorena.”

If everything falls into place then the Lorena will be ready for its 76th cruising season very soon.