Big Muddy Speaker Series presents:
Film: Blackwater Drifters - Source to the Gulf by Kayak


Film Duration - 1:14. Film produced by Nick Caiazza
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
- 7 p.m. presentation (6 p.m. Social Hour)
- lower level of the Les Bourgeois Vineyards Bistro in Rocheport, MO
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The Bistro Restaurant is now closed on Tuesday, but the bar will be open. You ARE welcome to come early, bring some food and gather with friends before the presentation. Speaker Series attendees are welcome after 5 p.m.
Come warm up with us at Les Bourgeois Bistro to watch a river movie! Follow two friends on their journey by kayak down the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
In 2015, Nick Caiazza and Joe Zimmerman paddled the entire Missouri/Mississippi River system from the source at Brower Spring near the continental divide in Montana to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way, they got a up close look at the many ways that humans use and effect these rivers.
This film follows both their personal adventures as well as their journey to understand the impacts that we are having on these iconic rivers in the heart of our country.
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More on the Blackwater Drifters...
- Blackwater Drifters Blog from their trip
- Vimeo channel (with fun shorts and interviews)
- Short version of the film
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Special thanks to Les Bourgeois Vineyards for giving us the opportunity to use their beautiful space overlooking the Missouri River. All speakers are presenting for free! Thank you all for sharing your knowledge with us!
The Big Muddy Speaker Series also takes place monthly in Kansas City and St. Charles.
The Big Muddy Speaker Series is partially funded by the Mo. Dept. of Conservation.
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