WINONA, Minn. – The riverboat American Melody is scheduled for one upstream and one downstream stop-over in Winona in November, ending the 2022 tourist cruise season. The Melody should have plenty of time to make it back to warmer waters before ice closes Upper Mississippi locks. The season for commercial traffic usually ends in November, last year on November 23. The season’s last Winona dockings:
> November 2: American Melody, 1p.m to 11:30 p.m. American Melody ACL
> November 5: American Melody, 5:30 a.m .to 2 p.m.
Earlier: October busiest season for Winona riverboat dockings