Recently, my wife found a newspaper article about a MO river web site and about a paddling race from Kaw Point in Kansas City, KS to St. Charles, MO near St. Louis that they hosted.
It looked to be well attended and the article was a good one. I thought you folks would like to visit the site.

http://www.rivermiles.com

Enjoy... (By the way, the MO river is commonly called muddy for good reason.)

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