I was reading in the bathroom when I ran across an item written by
(Ted Shoemaker) on 8 Jul 2003 20:17:19 -0700,
which said:

My hope is that in a couple of years, I can take my family down
the Mississippi River, from Minnesota to the Gulf. (Or,
alternatively, starting from a tributary such as the Ohio River
or the Missouri River, and ending at the Gulf.)

This is, for me, very ambitious. I have NO KNOWLEDGE of
how to do this, so I need to start researching long ahead of time.
At this point, I have no boat, no boating skills, etc. For that
matter, some health issues stand in the way, but we hope that
will change . . .
In order to make this work (and prevent a disaster), I need to
prepare well ahead of time.

Why do it the hard way, especially if health is a concern. Try this:
http://www.smallshipcruises.com/dest...sissippi.shtml

Also, seems to me that an obvious read would be Mark Twain's "Life on
the Mississippi." I doubt that, for a do-it-yourselfer, much has
changed since Sam's day.


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