Arnolds Park, IA (KICD) — The Queen Two Excursion boat has been plying the waters of West Okoboji since 1986. Arnolds Park Amusement Park CEO Jon Pausley says the grand old lady has been showing her age in recent years.

On Tuesday, the diesel-powered boat was lifted out of the water so extensive renovations can been done before Memorial Day.

Pausley says a new vessel was considered, until a donor offered to pony up the cash – estimated at up to a million dollars.

As an example of the ship’s popularity, the facebook announcement that the Queen 2 would be restored was the Amusement Park’s most liked and shared post of the entire year.