Join Big Muddy Adventures Founder and Senior Guide “Big Muddy” Mike Clark and guest guide Chef Josh Galliano on an amazing culinary journey through the historic Middle Mississippi River Valley!

The French Corridor Expedition will take paddlers down the Mississippi River from St. Louis to Ste. Genevieve. Our journey will highlight the historic connection between river travel, food, and the great cultures that have explored, inhabited, and settled in the valleys of the Great Rivers. Along the way, guests will experience the river islands and historic places settled by the French in the 17th and 18th centuries. To complement the sights and sounds of the Mighty Mississippi, guest guide and good friend of BMA, Chef Josh Galliano, will prepare “campfire gourmet” meals highlighting local Missouri ingredients.

Our trip will start with a morning meetup at the BMA warehouse where our expert guides will assist in packing up your gear into our 29-foot voyageur canoes and then we’ll shuttle to the put-in. The trip will cover approximately 55 miles on the Mississippi River and includes all meals, snacks, canoes, paddling gear and transportation. No paddling experience or special equipment is necessary, we’ve got you covered! Guests will need to provide their own tent and sleeping bag or rent one from BMA for an additional charge.