Category Archives: Mississippi River Canoe Trip

Back to school

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Ron Haines

I took my Mississippi River canoe trip road show to a school class here in south Florida recently. The teacher is a high school friend of my daughter and her husband (Somehow all those people grew up and now have … Continue reading →

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Mississippi Missing

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Ron Haines

I could walk the river! It had taken me over 100 days in 2003 to paddle the entire Mississippi River. There was a scale model of it in Jackson, Mississippi, covering a couple hundred acres. I could walk what I’d … Continue reading →

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A Nice Note

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Ron Haines

I received the following letter last week regarding Day 4 of my 2003 Mississippi River canoe trip and thought it worth sharing.  It gives me a small glimpse of the thoughts of a person I encountered along the way and … Continue reading →

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Eight years ago today I was in Oquawka

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Ron Haines

Hello family and friends. I have FINALLY completed the Canoeing The Mississippi River section of my website. I paddled the entire river in 2003 and it’s taken me this long to put the journal and photos in a form for … Continue reading →

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Camping out at the Gateway Arch at St. Louis

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Ron Haines

The Minneapolis-St. Paul to St. Louis portion of my journal and photos from my 2003 solo canoe trip down the Mississippi River is now complete.  This leg included my first encounter with major rainstorms, lots of headwinds and the occasional … Continue reading →

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Moving right along

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Ron Haines

I have completed my notes and photos and maps for the Lake Itasca to Minneapolis-St. Paul portion of my Mississippi River trip.  It takes me through the rural and even wild portions of the river into the commercial Mississippi.  The … Continue reading →

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Added some maps

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ron Haines

I have added some maps of each day’s travel to the Lake Itasca to Minneapolis-St. Paul section of the Mississippi River Trip page, in case anyone wants to see the squiggly blue line that I followed.   Thanks for your interest, everyone.  … Continue reading →

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A little more progress

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Ron Haines

I have finished Day 1-10 of my Mississippi River Canoe Journal.  See the words and pix under the Mississippi River Trip tabs on the website.  A lot happened at the beginning and I took lots of photos, so this took a while … Continue reading →

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A little progress

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Ron Haines

I am starting to get into this, so please check out a finished page.  It’s the one called Logistics under the Canoeing the Mississippi River tab.  OK.  It’s not huge, but it’s a start.   I am finding the learning curve … Continue reading →

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