8205 Little Rock Road,
Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, 63670
Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, 63670
Ste. Genevieve – Modoc Ferry – A River Crossing with Deep Roots For well over two centuries, a ferry crossing has connected the Missouri and Illinois shores of the Mississippi River near Ste. Genevieve, making it one of the oldest continuously operating transportation routes in the American Midwest. Today’s Ste. Genevieve – Modoc Ferry carries on a tradition that stretches back to the very earliest days of European settlement in the region—a living link to the frontier era when the Mississippi was both highway and boundary. A Petition Written in French: 1798 The story of this ferry crossing begins in 1798, when residents of Ste. Genevieve formally petitioned for the establishment of a ferry service across the mighty Mississippi. The petition itself was written in French—the language of commerce, government, and daily life in this thriving French colonial river town. At that time, Ste. Genevieve was already a well-established community, one of the most important settlements in Upper Louisiana, and the need for reliable river transportation was essential for trade, communication, and connection with settlements on the Illinois side. The Mississippi River was the superhighway of its day, but it was also a formidable barrier. Establishing a ferry wasn’t just Read more…
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264 N. 3rd St.,
Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, 63670
Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, 63670
Take your pooch and let him/her run around in a 1/2 acre area safely fenced in with lots of fun areas to work off some energy. Please clean up after your pet with provided bags and a trash can. 264 N. 3rd St., Ste. Genevieve, 63670 Read more…
17450 Clubhouse Ct,
Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, 63670
Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, 63670
17450 Clubhouse Ct, MO Hwy 32 Ste. Geneviève, MO 63670 Call us at 573-883-2949 Hours Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Serving: Breakfast, Lunch, and Supper daily Amenities: Ste. Geneviève Golf Club is a Par-72, 18-hole design with 4 sets of tees. After playing a round of golf enjoy a sandwich or burger in the Clubhouse. Alcohol: Full Bar Read more…
Division Street,
Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, 63670
Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, 63670
Ste. Genevieve Levee Wildlife Refuge – Where Mississippi River Bottomlands Meet Audubon’s Legacy Between downtown Ste. Genevieve and the Mississippi River, the Ste. Genevieve Levee Wildlife Refuge transforms flood protection infrastructure into wildlife habitat—more than 200 acres of river bottomlands, floodplain forest, wetlands, and open fields where deer browse at dawn, great blue herons hunt the shallows, meadowlarks sing from fence posts, and bald eagles perch in towering cottonwoods overlooking the great river. Dedicated in 2021 after seven years of collaborative planning between the City of Ste. Genevieve, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, both Ste. Genevieve Levee Districts, Missouri Department of Conservation, and Army Corps of Engineers, this refuge honors the historical connection between America’s oldest town west of the Mississippi and the river that shaped its destiny—while offering modern visitors the chance to walk the levee-top pathway, hike primitive trails to the riverfront, birdwatch along the Mississippi Flyway, fish the river’s edge, and experience rare undisturbed stretches of Mississippi River ecosystem recently transferred to federal wildlife management. The Urban Design Levee: Born from Catastrophic Floods Understanding the refuge requires understanding the levee itself—massive earthen barrier completed in 2001 after the devastating 1993 and 1995 floods that inundated Ste. Genevieve Read more…





