The 2018 Expedition will spend 100 days paddling down the Mississippi from the Twin Cities. \u00a0The final destination is\u00a0dependent on weather and other unforeseen circumstances, but the planned itinerary is as\u00a0follows:<\/p>\n
Aug. 23 Depart from Augsburg University campus and\u00a0hike to B’dote at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers<\/p>\n
Aug. 24 Expedition\u00a0Launch & Ceremony.<\/p>\n
Aug. 25-27 Prairie Island, Red Wing.<\/p>\n
Aug.\u00a027-29 Lake Pepin: studying water quality and impact of farming and increased sediment load on the river; sampling with fisheries biologists from the Minnesota DNR.<\/p>\n
Sept. 10-12 Winona and LaCrosse: meeting with faculty and students at Winona State University; stream ecology labs; discussion of the impact of the lock and dam system on the river’s ecosystems<\/p>\n
Sept. 13-15 Shuttle back to Twin Cities for the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Forum and “Paradox of Water” Conference<\/p>\n
Sept. 16 Shuttle back to camp with an international contingent of participants from the Water Conference. \u00a0Two additional canoes will carry a group of international water experts and peacemakers for one week of on-water workshops and experiential learning.<\/p>\n
Sept. 24: Effigy Mounds<\/a> and history of Native American communities<\/p>\n Sept. 28-30 Dubuque, IA: visit at the Mississippi River Museum<\/a>, sleeping on the steamboat there.<\/p>\n