The mission of Big Muddy Adventures is to connect adventurers of all ages to the rivers of America and to facilitate a life long love of learning through exploration.

Big Muddy Adventures is dedicated to the conservation of America's rivers, wilderness areas, and natural resources. Big Muddy Adventures strives to make the rivers accessible to all people. BMA emphasizes racial and gender equality and cultural tolerance.

BMA brings people to the rivers in two ways- through guided river trips and via this on-line learning adventure web site. BMA ...

• Collaborates with individuals, families, community organizations, teachers, students, and all life long learners to explore the great rivers of America;
• Provides instruction, motivation and resources to make travel by canoe and kayak on the rivers an enjoyable and safe experience;
• Fosters geographic knowledge, cultural tolerance, and understanding of the natural and social sciences;
• Assists teachers and administrators with technology integration into the curriculum and in increasing literacy skills, communication skills, artistic expression, and scientific inquiry;
• Promotes active participation in environmental initiatives dedicated to conserving nature;
• Introduces adults and children to the excitement and beauty of nature by making live visits to schools and organizations and by providing live demonstrations of canoe making;
• Develops engaging, constructive, standards based lessons and activities delivered on-line in the Big Muddy Schoolhouse or in person;

Mike Clark
Big Muddy Adventures, Proprietor

“Big Muddy” Mike Clark is one of the most accomplished canoeists and guides in America. He has over 10,000 miles of big river experience and has led large and small groups on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers since 2001. BMA is a licensed and insured river guiding business and operates as an affiliate of Quapaw Canoe Company. Mike conducts live learning adventures for school children across North America -- connecting our youth with our rivers. He also teaches computer lab, science & history at St. Anne’s of Normandy, an inner city Catholic School in North St. Louis. Mike Clark is a youth leader and truly a Champion of America’s Rivers.

If you are interested in paddling & experiencing any of the great rivers around St. Louis, you will want to contact Mike to set up a custom-guided adventure with the man who knows those rivers better than any one else! St. Louis is the center of a giant wheel of rivers that come flowing in from all directions, connecting America’s cultures, history & geography like no other single location. Mike conducts day trips, learning adventures and extended expeditions on the Lower Missouri River, the Middle Mississippi (St. Louis to Cairo, Illinois) the Lower Illinois and the last section of the Upper Mississippi.