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er with passengers. When Bob married Ann in 1940, she 
became the first woman at Muller Boat Works to earn her 
captain’s license, further strengthening the family’s com-
mitment to the business.
The fleet continued to evolve over the decades, with 
vessels including the Dalles Showboat and the Kathy M. 
In 1976, Bob’s daughter, Cam, and her husband, Dennis 
Radeke, assumed leadership of the company. Five years 
later, they introduced the Taylors Falls Queen, a 150-pas-
senger authentic paddlewheel vessel that remains in 
service today. The Taylors Falls Princess, added in 1985, 
joined the fleet as another authentic paddlewheel, mak-
ing the operation home to the northernmost authentic 
paddlewheel boats operating on the St. Croix River 
since 1924.
The Taylors Falls Princess 
joined the fleet as another  
authentic paddlewheel, 
making the operation 
home to the northernmost 
authentic paddlewheel 
boats operating on the  
St. Croix River since 1924.
Opposite page, clockwise from top: The Taylors Falls Queen, built in 1981, is still in operation today; the Osceola High School 
Class of 1982 senior class trip on the St. Croix River; three generations of the Swedin family started a new family tradition 
with a visit in 2025; a 2016 wedding at the company’s ski resort included a ceremony on board one of the paddlewheels; buses 
transported vessels and travelers to the start of a canoe journey on the river. 
PHOTOS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: TAYLORS FALLS SCENIC BOAT TOURS; TAYLORS FALLS SCENIC BOAT TOURS; SWEDIN FAMILY; LARSON FAMILY; WADE VITALIS

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