Boatels Houseboat Rentals

Boatels Houseboat Rentals and Marina
Established in 1953 - Second oldest houseboat rental agency in the United States.

Enjoy a Houseboat Vacation on the Scenic Upper Mississippi River

1953 - 2009 Our 56th Year, The Second Oldest Established Houseboat Rental Agency in the United States.
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.

Vacation on the Upper Mississippi River

Cedar Rapids to McGregor. 100 miles
Chicago to McGregor. 230 miles
Des Moines to McGregor 210 miles
Madison to McGregor 100 miles
Milwaukee to McGregor 180 miles
Minneapolis to McGregor. 220 miles
Davenport to McGregor 135 miles
Waterloo to McGregor 100 miles