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Posted by Emery, on August 20th, 2012
A reenactment of an old-time Ozark tie raft float will take place on the Current River near Doniphan on Saturday, Sept. 1.
According to Ray Joe Hastings, who is helping to organize the event, the raft of 200 ties will be assembled at Float Camp, five miles above the Hwy. 160 bridge at Doniphan and will [...]
Posted by Jo, on August 4th, 2012
By Jo Schaper
With all the drought news, the Missouri River 340 somehow flew under the radar screen this year, but run it they did, from July
31 to August 3, along a much shrunken Missouri River, but back in its proper midsummer time slot.
The difficulty this year was not the floods of 2011, but [...]
Posted by Jo, on August 2nd, 2012
Yesterday, Mark Twain National Forest released this update via their website:
“Late Wednesday afternoon, August 1, 2012, fire crews were able to start burn-out on the unsecured portions of fireline on the Potato Cave wildfire. As of 5:00 pm, they are about 50% completed with the burn-out operation. There have been no control [...]
Posted by Jo, on August 2nd, 2012
By Jo Schaper
There was more enthusiasm at the Meramec Watershed Celebration than one could contain in a canoe. Or a kayak.
Now that Missouri…the Great Rivers State has been adopted as one of our official slogans, these water stewards couldn’t help but celebrate. Over 230 people, many in matching green or orange T-shirts, and more than [...]
Posted by Jo, on May 24th, 2012
Traveler’s 16-page FREE Float Trippin’ section is barely out on the streets, and we’re starting to get requests for it.
Emery’s spent two days getting the first batch on the street between Louisiana and Lebanon, down the I-44 corridor, with inroads to the south…east to parts of Franklin County. Jo will be distributing more of them [...]
Posted by Emery, on March 4th, 2012
Bluff City Beer, Subway lend a hand
The third annual Castor River clean-up has secured corporate sponsorship from Bluff City Beer Co. and Subway Restaurants. These companies have offered to provide volunteers with food and refreshments on the day of the clean-up.
he clean-up will take place on Sunday, March 25. Volunteers will meet at the [...]
Posted by Jo, on February 20th, 2012
(Asst. Ed. note: This story appeared in the February Traveler and is reposted here with permission of the author, Gary L. Arnold. Mr. Arnold worked 3 1/2 years on the Mississippi River, and we thought his story so fascinating it deserved a wider audience.)
By Gary L. Arnold
Missourians and residents of neighboring [...]
Posted by Emery, on July 3rd, 2011
Posted by Jo, on June 30th, 2011
(The Clearwater Dam Corps sends some water safety tips to heed relevant to conditions after the recent flooding.)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 30 – Sunshine, a trip to the lake or river and fireworks displays. The Independence Day holiday is a great time for water fun, but Army Corps of Engineers officials advise everyone [...]
Posted by Emery, on June 14th, 2011
To the editor:
On Friday April 29, 340 cavers from all over the Midwest started pouring into the Shriner’s campground in Buckhorn, near Waynesville. These conservationists looked forward to visiting with friends and partaking in out of doors experiences with each other.
On Saturday, several of the cavers decided to float an upper section of the Roubidoux [...]
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