Day VIII in video (Sunday, Oct. 4)
Coots Grandfather dam portage Grandfather Falls dam Go Packers!
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Day VII: Homer Simpson and shoe goo to the rescue (Saturday, Oct. 3)
Listen to Ruth tell the story of Day VII: Day VII transcribed: This was the stretch of the river from Menard Island into Tomahawk. This morning was a really great day because I reached my one hundredth mile on the trip! But before I got there, oh boy. I had an incredible […]
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Day VI: Escaping time, and celebrating DNR employees (Friday, Oct. 2)
Listen to Ruth tell the story of Day VI: Day VI transcribed: This was a really special day, and I want to thank the people who paddled with me today because that’s what made it incredible. One thing I’ve noticed about this whole trip so far—I’ve been out since Sunday and today is Friday—is that […]
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Day V: Waterfowl and wild rice (Thursday, Oct. 1)
Listen to Ruth tell the story of Day V: Day V transcribed: Today is Thursday, Oct. 1, day five of the I Heart Wisconsin: River Trip. Today started with a freezing night, it was about 36 degrees and it was pretty cold, so I’m going to make some adjustments to how I stay comfortable at […]
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Day IV: Spectacular wildlife encounters…and leaky boats (Wednesday, Sept. 30)
Listen to Day IV in Ruth’s voice: Transcription of Day IV: Today is Sept. 30 and I’m on day four of the I Heart Wisconsin River Trip. This was a day of drama. Drama in a good way, and drama in a not-so-good way. The first drama: this morning, I saw a family of otters […]
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