The Steamer

The Steamer is a steamboat captained by Fest Martin that travels the Bayou, transporting passengers north and south from parish to parish. The boat was supposedly once painted white and red with a large, steam-powered paddle wheel at the rear, referring to famous Mississippi River steamboats of the late 19th century.

On the day that Esther and her group happened upon the boat, it was slated to travel from Ash in the south to Red Ridge in the north.