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Minnesota Public Radio
May 10, 2018
Mississippi River paddlers attempt to break record
It's 7 p.m. on Wednesday, a little less than 12 hours before he's scheduled to start a full-length paddle of the Mississippi, and Kevin Eckelkamp is pacing…
TwinCities.com Pioneer Press
May 4, 2018
Minnesota man tries to set second record canoeing Mississippi River
Tuesday morning, Kirk “KJ” Millhone and teammates Kevin Eckelkamp and Nate Lastinger pulled their three-man, carbon fiber canoe out of the Mississippi at…
Kare 11
May 15, 2018
28 years later, MN man paddling to reclaim world record
At 59, KJ Millhone knows the world record for canoeing down the Mississippi is a lofty goal. But he has experience and a great team on his side.
Minnesota Public Radio
May 18, 2018
Mississippi River paddlers abandon record-breaking expedition attempt
K.J. Millhone is back in his Minnetonka house, taking hot showers and sleeping in an actual bed, instead of the bottom of a canoe, headed down the Mississippi River
TwinCities.com Pioneer Press
May 18, 2018
Quest to break world speed record for canoeing Mississippi River ends in Iowa
The official quest to break the world record for paddling a canoe down the entire Mississippi River is over for the three-man crew that set off from…
NextAvenue
August 27, 2018
At 60, Visions of Another Mississippi River Quest
Paddling down the Mississippi River in a canoe is something that people typically only dream about. KJ Milhone did it once when he was a young man, recently made a second attempt and…