From Minnesota to the Gulf: Paddling all 2,400 miles of the Mississippi River is a grand adventure

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Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Mississippi River stretches for around 2,400 miles from central Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. One of them had been wanting to paddle the Mississippi River since he was 13 years old, and the others quickly signed on. Every 25 miles, they’ll test water quality, and every 50 miles, they’ll sample for microplastics. “That one remains on my bucket list.”He founded the Facebook group Mississippi River Paddlers more than a decade ago as a way to support other paddlers’ journeys. Shawn Hamerlinck on May 24, 2025, in Minnesota at the start of his journey to paddle the entire Mississippi River.