ST. LOUIS — There's no outdoor summer activity that is "more Missouri" than a float trip. It's all about connecting with nature and having a good time on the water, whether you choose to float by ...

After being outfitted with life jackets, the group listens to safety instructions for their half-day float with Missouri River Excursions on Friday, June 6, 2014. The new rafting operation recently ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is hosting a 12-mile canoe trip at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 6, floating the Missouri River from Nodaway Island Access to French ...

There is a rhythm to canoeing that is connected to the natural cycles of the river. You reach forward to dig a paddle into the water and then pull that paddle along the hull of the canoe, propelling ...

WINIFRED — Dropping more than 1,000 feet from the bluffs of Whisky Ridge I drove the winding road down to Stafford Ferry. Antsy as I was to launch a canoe trip with my friends down the Missouri River, ...

"We are now several hundred miles within the bosom of this wild and mountanous country, where game may rationally be expected shortly to become scarce and subsistence precarious without any ...