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Event Calendar

Drost Park – Kayaking Event

UPDATE: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this event has been cancelled for 2020, but we expect to be back in 2021. Come out and Kayak with us for FREE at Drost Park in Maryville IL. We provide the boats, gear, safety personnel, you provide the great attitude! Pre-registration is required by calling 618-772-8555. You will

The Firecracker Race

Lincoln Shield West Alton, MO

NOTE: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this event will not be held on July 18 but may be held later in the year. Check back this summer for updates. KAYAKS, CANOES, SUP, AND VOYAGER CANOE  – IN THE RIVERLANDS AREA – just outside of St Louis, MO 15 MILE DOWNRIVER RACE FROM GRAFTON TO LINCOLN

Mississippi Meanderings Series: Everyone’s River: A Conversation with Two People Who Kayaked the Length of the Mississippi

In Collaboration with the Missouri History Museum Mississippi Meanderings is going on-line this year! We're partnering with the Missouri History Museum for river-themed talks on the first three Thursdays in March 2021. Every year a few dozen adventurous individuals paddle the length of the Mississippi River from its source in northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.

Free

Mississippi Meanderings Series: Where the Peep Light Leads

In Collaboration with the Missouri History Museum Mississippi Meanderings is going on-line this year! We're partnering with the Missouri History Museum for river-themed talks on the first three Thursdays in March 2021. Lee Hendrix has spent much of his adult life working on the Mississippi River pursuing the glow of a peep light. In this talk, Hendrix will

Free

Mississippi Meanderings Series: High Water Everywhere: Blues, Gospel, and Country Music Response to the Flood of 1927

In Collaboration with the Missouri History Museum Mississippi Meanderings is going on-line this year! We're partnering with the Missouri History Museum for river-themed talks on the first three Thursdays in March 2021. When the Mississippi River and its tributaries flooded in 1927 it was arguably the greatest natural disaster in United States history. It went on to inspire more than 20 recorded songs. Many of them were blues, gospel,

Free

Mississippi Meanderings 2022

National Great Rivers Museum Lock and Dam Way, Alton, IL

NOTE: This event has been rescheduled from January 22 to February 26. We river people need to get together, especially during the winter. What better opportunity than at the Mississippi River Water Trail Association's January event where you and your friends can meet other paddlers and learn from some great river experts? We're back with

$10

Drost Park Paddle

Drost Park Myron Provence Parkway, Maryville, IL

FREE and open to the public, come out and paddle with members of the St Louis paddling scene and the Maryville Parks district. We provide the boats, life jackets, and paddles, all we need is you. There will be a short safety briefing, a life jacket fitting, and then you select one of 40 available

Free

Mississippi Meanderings 2023

National Great Rivers Museum Lock and Dam Way, Alton, IL

COME OUT AND SEE US! River people need to get together, especially during the winter. What better opportunity than at the Mississippi River Water Trail Association's January event where you and your friends can meet other paddlers and learn from some great river experts. This year join us in person at the National Great River

$15

Ice Jam at the Dam 2023

National Great Rivers Museum Lock and Dam Way, Alton, IL

This winter-themed festival promotes outdoor recreation and celebrates winter along the river with live music, open dam tours, live animal programs, warm food and beverage vendors, Park Ranger campfire programs, educational booths, and more!

Volunteer and Member Happy Hour: 2023 Season Kick-Off

Llewellyn’s Pub 17 Moody Avenue, Webster Groves, MO

Come join the Mississippi River Water Trail as we kick-off the 2023 season. We'll gather at Llewellyn’s Pub in Webster Groves to celebrate, chat, snack, and look over MRWTA's calendar for the 2023 season. Food and beverages will be provided by MRWTA, but please RSVP by clicking on this link: When: Friday, February 24th, 5-8pm