The Mississippi river at Lake Itaska (Photo: Christine Karim/Wikipedia) Englishman Kevin Brady has just finished an unusual fund raiser: Paddling down the mighty Mississippi river for 2,000 miles (about 3,219 km). The 30 year old started the 146 day canoeing trip in Lake Itasca (northern Minnesota) on September 15th and finished not far from Venice (Louisiana) in the Gulf of Mexico on February 8th. Man triumphs in Mississippi paddle « Shropshire Star http://www.shropshirestar.com Sun, 09 Feb 2014 09:30:17 GMT A British adventurer has finished a mammoth charity canoe after paddling more than 2,000 miles solo down the Mississippi River. Kevin Brady had only one weekend on the River Wye to prepare for his epic paddle. Tweet. Read more ... A very detailed diary about Kevins adventure can be found here: http://kevcanoeing.blogspot.com. Here's a list of further resources about canoeing the Mississippi river: The First Hundred Miles are the Longest Ch
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