Big Muddy Speaker Series Feb. 2026
February 11 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Big Medicine: York Outdoors, for Missouri River Relief’s Big Muddy Speaker Series, hosted in St Charles County by Greenway Network.
7 p.m. presentation (6 p.m. Social Hour)
Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S Riverside Drive, St. Charles, MO 63301
7 p.m. presentation (6 p.m. Social Hour)
Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S Riverside Drive, St. Charles, MO 63301
View then discuss Big Medicine: York Outdoors. This 25-minute film is a collaborative effort between the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and NEW Multimedia, as part of Big Medicine: The York Project, an initiative to bring York’s legacy to the foreground. It follows eight Black educators and environmental stewards as they retrace the steps of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, reflecting on York’s legacy and the importance of outdoor recreation on a four-day river trip through Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. A frontiersman, hunter, and likely the first African American to cross the continent, York was an American explorer who made important contributions to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He was enslaved by Captain William Clark and after the expedition’s return was denied his payment and his freedom. Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/lecl/york.htm