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 ...

Paddlers floating the Elk River on summer Saturdays can almost walk downstream from boat to boat and never get wet feet. They ...

One float, you're sharing the river with thousands of others. The next, you have it all to yourself. Those are opposite personalities of the Elk River, a ribbon of clear water that flows gently ...

Do you have favorite memories from your last Missouri float trip? Unfortunately, I haven’t been so lucky. But, I’ve been tasked with creating some guides to summer travel in driving distance of Kansas ...

CHARLES COUNTY • A Missouri River float-trip business is the latest tourist feature in St. Charles County’s wine country, giving metro area residents a closer alternative to smaller Ozarks streams.

The first Hannibal Bridge, right, across the Missouri River helped establish Kansas City as a major city and rail hub. This story was rebroadcast as part of our best-of 2015 series. It was originally ...

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 ...

One float, you're sharing the river with thousands of others. The next, you have it all to yourself. Those are opposite personalities of the Elk River, a ribbon of clear water that flows gently ...