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A canoe team trying to set a world record for paddling down the Mississippi River came up about 140 miles short when bad weather caused their boat to sink.

Copy shortlink: They were aware that "the river decides" when, as a group of four paddlers, they attempted to travel the entirety of the mighty Mississippi the fastest over the last 17 days. On a harrowing overnight Thursday, within 150 miles of finishing at the Gulf of Mexico, the decision was made. "The Mississippi said, All right, you guys, youre done," said team leader Scott Miller of Minneapolis. Miller and his team had to abandon their adventure north of New Orlean...

May 14, 2021 By Frank McCormack Call it the Great Canoe Race. This month, two canoe teams, each made up of four paddlers, have been vying to break a long-standing Guinness World Record for “fastest time to row the length of the Mississippi River by a team.” One team, aptly named MMZero, has already finished the course from Lake Itasca, Minn., to Head of Passes, just south of Venice, La. MMZero set out from the headwaters of the...

Copy shortlink: Two independent teams of paddlers led by Minnesotans have been pushing their canoes day and night to get down the Mighty Mississippi the fastest. On Monday morning, one of them hit the "finish line" at the Gulf of Mexico and laid claim to a new mark, covering 2,300-plus miles in 17 days and 20 hours. If it stands up with the Guinness World Record-keepers who will vet it, the group will have bested a record that has stood since 2003. The previous mark was ...

Share now: Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn more. Home » News » Speed Record: Team Completes Fastest Paddling Effort Down Mississippi River; 2nd Team in Hot Pursuit A team of four, led by a father-daughter duo, claims to have broken the 18-year-old speed record for paddling the entire 2,350-mile length of the Mississippi River. On Earth Day, April 22, KJ Millhone, along with his daughter Casey and friends Bobby Johnson and Rod Pric...