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U.S. Mailboat - CBS News
Emmy Award winning CBS News Sunday Morning correspondent Bill Geist filmed aboard the U.S. Mailboat - The Walworth on Wednesday June 15th and Thursday 16th, 2005. The program aired on June 26, 2005. Several regional CBS affiliates rebroadcast the story the following day.
Mr. Geist interviewed our Mailboat Captain and Crew and enjoyed
one of the handful of places left in the country where mail is still
delivered by boat and none with a more exciting and scenic tour like
this!
With nearly 90 years of Mail Service, we still deliver mail to about 60 homes around the lake on a daily basis from June 15 - September 15 every year. The Walworth departs promptly at 10:00 a.m. each day with a load of passengers, mail and very unique mail person.
Our mail person isn't at all like the one who stops by your home
every day. To deliver the mail, she must jump off the bow of the
boat while it is still moving and on to the pier. Deliver the mail,
grab any out-going parcels and leap back on to the stern of the boat
before it passes by. The mailgirl must possess skill and agility in
order to complete the delivery and remain dry!
The only way you will get any closer to the homes is by walking up to their front door. As a special star route for the U.S. Post Office, the U.S. Mailboat - Walworth is equipped with its' famous "U.S. Mailboat" cancellation stamp. Be sure to write a letter or postcard and have this special stamp that you can only get aboard the boat. The Mailboat tours run through September 15, 2005. Contact the Lake Geneva Cruise Line
Sales Office to reserve your seat aboard one of these tours.
