RANDOLPH — For most, it’s hard to imagine paddling the entire length of the Mississippi River, from its headwaters at Minnesota’s Lake Itasca all the way through the heartland of America to the Gulf of Mexico.
It’s not for everyone, as just eight or nine people accomplish the journey every year down the country’s second-longest river (second only to the Missouri River, which is about 100 miles longer).
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