Following a 340-Mile Canoe Race
31 Jul
Carolyn Szczepanski, a reporter for Kansas City’s The Pitch, a weekly free newspaper, recently followed the action of the Missouri River 340 Canoe and Kayak Race. The 340-mile-long race starts in Kansas City, on the western edge of Missouri, and races to St. Charles, on the State’s eastern side, near the Missouri Rivers’ confluence with the Mississippi.
Rather than focusing on the top competitors, Szczepanski gravitates toward the unique and interesting in the event — finding a paddler named Uncle A Dog, no last name volunteered, noting one Caleb Edelman, who had never been in a canoe before undertaking the multi-day race, and following Richard Lovell, who entered the race while fighting a losing battle with cancer.
You can read Szczepanski story HERE.
The Pitch’s photos of the race are posted HERE.
