Boatels is in McGregor, Iowa, across the Mississippi River from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, in the heart of the Upper Mississippi River bluff country. In this area one finds a combination of scenery and history unsurpassed anywhere in the Midwest.

The Mississippi River's beauty gives a visitor the same breathtaking panorama beheld by Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet, the first white men to discover the "Father of Waters" three centuries ago; or, Mark Twain, whose visions were filled with the romance of the River.

The rich, historical lore on the exploits and daring of the men who made the Northwest; an ever-changing panorama of colorful bluffs and rock formations carved by wind and water; wooded, green islands; and water confluences continue to fascinate and challenge the exploring boater or photographer, the casual visitor or learned traveler.