Frankfort Flood 2025

This should come as no surprise that Frankfort experienced some massive and historic flooding in April 2025. We are working through the cleanup in this process, and at this point, still waiting for the water to recede.  So be patient with us!

We are safe! That is most important. No one in our company was harmed and stuff is just stuff. Our boats were either safely in marina's on other rivers, like the Ohio... yes it flooded too but the floating parts of the marina were mostly unharmed... or on trailers on high ground. Our mooring in Frankfort is currently 35 feet higher than it is supposed to be, and where it lands when the river comes down and what damage it suffers is up in the air... literally! But, again, what is important is we are all good! Please pray for those who lost life in this flood and those that are more impacted than we are!

However, we have a business to run and I am sure you want to know if we are running tours or not. "We have a tour booked, will it still go?" "Are you taking reservations?" Short answer is, we don't know!

At this point you can still make reservations for any time this year beginning April 14. However, it is all likely that tours will not begin this year until possibly early May... we hope not longer. If you have a tour booked or book a tour, please keep an eye out for any emails regarding the status. We will try and reach out as soon as possible, but it may be a day or two before your experience. You may also check our social media pages for updates. If you want to know sooner for planning purposes, feel free to call us at any time...we try and always answer... 502 / 219 / 3318

All tours that go to Buffalo Trace Distillery are undetermined at this time as well, as their entire property, as seen above, is in the river. How quick do they recover and reopen we do not know. We will be going at their discretion and direction.

If we must cancel your tour, we will offer a 100% refund. You may take a Gift Card if you like so you can already begin planning your next trip, but to your original form of payment is fine as well.

We also have the option that tours may run but may run on a different boat. Our big boat, The Belle, can not get home until the locks and dams are serviceable again. We may be offering smaller passenger count tours on our smaller boat, The Trace. Realize that when planning. If you want to learn more about our boats, check out the ABOUT US page here on our site. If you book for the bigger boat and we can not run it and you do not wish to ride our smaller boat, we can offer you a refund.

Thanks again for being patient with us. We promise we want to get on the river as much as you do! This storm and flood has caused loss of life, property damage, total losses personally and to many businesses , etc....and in its aftermath, it is financially impacting the way we make a living and feed our family. These decisions are not taken lightly and we make them with the utmost care and thought of your safety and experience. Pray for our town and pray for our river. Your thoughts are felt, needed and welcomed!

If you wish one more piece of inspiration from this Blog Post, read below. This passage was literally read to us the first day of the recent storms that caused this flooding, at the start of a class we were teaching in Indianapolis by one of our participants, Don. Don said that this was his devotional reading just that morning and we felt it apropos... big word, huh!

"Rivers of living water . . . — John 7:38"

"A river touches places of which its source knows nothing. Jesus says that if we have received his fullness, it doesn’t matter how small the visible measure of our lives may be; out of us will flow rivers that will bless the farthest reaches of the earth. We have nothing to do with the outflow; it is the mighty work of God. God rarely allows a soul to see how great a blessing it is.

A river is victoriously persistent, overcoming all barriers. It goes steadily along in its course, then comes to an obstacle and, for a while, is blocked. But it soon makes a pathway around. Or a river may drop out of sight for miles, then emerge again, broader and grander than ever. So it is with the Spirit of God.

Has an obstacle come into your life? Do you see God using others while you seem to be of no use? Keep paying attention to the source, and God will either take you around the obstacle or remove it. The river of the Spirit of God overcomes all. Never focus on the obstacle or difficulty; the river is completely indifferent to anything in its path and will flow steadily through you when you remember to keep your sights on the source. Never allow anything to come between you and Jesus Christ. Nothing—no emotion, no experience—must keep you from the one great source.

Think of the healing and far-flung rivers nourishing themselves in our souls! God has been awakening our minds to amazing truths, and each truth he awakens points to the wider power of the river he will flow through us. If you believe in Jesus, you will find that God has nourished in you mighty torrents of blessings for others."

The wisdom of Oswald Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest