Anson Northup
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox ship Template:Infobox ship Anson Northup (possibly Anson Northrup) was a Template:Convert 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pioneer was dismantled and her boiler reused by Template:SS.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.