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Author:
Walker, Jean-Canot
Title:
The Canoe Rambler : a Mississippi River source to sea in 97 days : July 9, 2022 - October 13, 2022 [Book]
Format:
[Book]
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
s.n.,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
408 pages : color photographs ; 26 cm.
Subject:
Canoes and canoeing--Mississippi River.
Essays.
Mississippi River--Description and travel.
Notes:
Includes a paddler's guide to the Upper Mississippi River. Cover photo by Daren Olsen ; near Helena, Arkansas.
Summary:
The story of the Canoe Rambler, who travels down the Mississippi River in a 16ft canoe.Navigating 2,340 miles from Lake Itasca to The Gulf of Mexico. Sharing space with river behemoths: barges, towboats, cruise ships and oil tankers. Meeting and making friends along the way. Over the course of 97 days, Stephen Jean-Canot Walker paddled 2,340 miles, the length of the Mississippi River, all in a 16ft canoe. The book is a collection of 97 essaysone for each dayhighlighting the history, nature, people, weather, wildlife, towboats, industry, and more seen on this journey.Also included is the Paddler's Guide to the Upper Mississippi, for future paddlers curious about the trip. from Amazon.com.
ISBN:
9798393114893
Locations:
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

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