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Pretty distressed neighborhoods. and the hope, the intent, is that once trained up, they'll stay with the company. >> john ruskey: nice paddling, tony. you got the feather down. >> anthony: thank you. i'll be feeling that tomorrow. >> anthony: buck island. most of the island could be under 45 to 50 feet of flowing river water from april to june, with a spring ice melt and rain storms. >> john ruskey: we do a lot of cooking with dutch ovens out here. >> anthony: multipurpose and indestructible. >> john ruskey: mm-hmm. and the next step on this thing is that here are the greens and we should stu...

One thing for sure, it's big. and it's freakin' strong. also, you really gotta put your back into it if you're crazy enough to wanna paddle a canoe around in its fast-moving waters. what's the source of the mississippi? >> john ruskey: well, anywhere a raindrop falls in 44% of america. and its furthest reach is three forks, montana. if you follow the volume of water, two-thirds comes down the ohio river. but most people say lake itasca, minnesota. >> anthony: john ruskey is what i guess you'd call a river rat. in 1998, he started the quapaw canoe company, a custom outfit that leads guided expe...

>> john ruskey: well, anywhere a raindrop falls in 44% of america. and its furthest reach is three forks, montana. if you follow the volume of water, two-thirds comes down the ohio river. but most people say lake itasca, minnesota. >> anthony: john ruskey is what i guess you'd call a river rat. in 1998, he started the quapaw canoe company, a custom outfit that leads guided expeditions on the mississippi river and its tributaries. as a central part of his operations, he trains local kids from mississippi and across the river in neighboring arkansas under an apprentice program. teaching skills l...

And yes, there is too much food for two people. and yes, that is a whole helluva lot of meat. and i know it would be awful to waste all that extra. but don't worry. >> john ruskey: woo-hoo. woo-hoo. >> man: woo. >> john ruskey: woo-woo. >> anthony: 'cause these gentlemen are tired and hungry. welcome, gentlemen. >> john ruskey: right on, quapaws. come on, there's corn on the cob here, greens. >> anthony: oh, i'll be cookie. yeah. cut a little more of this. oh lookin' good. i don't wanna say i'm good, but i'm good. >> man: you. you. >> anthony: all right. corn, sir? who's missing steak here? si...

And of course the clients. and then the third thing is taking care of the river. and you know they've been told by their parents, don't get on the mississippi river. maybe they don't even know how to swim. and you know for a young man or woman, overcoming a fear like that and getting in the canoe and then to have people come and appreciate what you're doing is a life-changing experience. but within that is this incredible great and beautiful spirit that is intact in the delta. >> anthony: sweet potatoes, greens, into the dutch ovens. throw on the corn when getting close. finally on the wet log...