On Tuesday, June 1st Aaron and Jake spent a 15 hour day on and off the water battling wind and rain as they crossed Lake Winnibigoshish. It is said that a drop of rain takes approximately 90 days to travel the entire length of the Mississippi River. Before this trip began Aaron and Jake estimated it would take 68 days to reach the Gulf of Mexico. Now on June 3rd with just 6 days of paddling, including 45 miles today, they are 2 days ahead of the projected timeline which puts them at mile 0 on August 3rd. Those drops of rain that tormented them on June 1st will dump into the gulf around September 1st and will meet their match when in turn they will be tormented by thousands of gallons of oil.
Aaron and Jake stopped at Swimming Bear Campsite last night.
Posted by Aaron's dad.
On July 22nd of 2010, Aaron Drendel and Jake Mullins completed an adventure of a lifetime. They paddled the entire length of the Mississippi River from Lake Itasca, MN to the Gulf of Mexico: 2,320 miles. Through much-appreciated donations we raised over $7,000 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation. We greatly appreciate all the support and donations that made this trip a success. Feel free to contact us if you would like to know more about the trip.
Map for August 21 Open House/Celebration
Open House/Celebration Saturday, August 21st
Anyone who has been following this blog, been affected with cancer or who is just curious is welcome to attend the open house/celebration for Aaron and Jake's accomplishment at Glenwood Forest Preserve on the Fox River in Batavia. The open house will be from 1:00-5:00 p.m. with Aaron and Jake speaking from 4:00-5:00.
Susan G. Komen
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Day 48 = 2239 Miles Traveled
Past Posts
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- On hold - From Aaron & Jake
- Half Way to the Gulf
- Free and Easy
- Sorry for Partying
- Itching to hit 1,000 MilesToday
- Floodwaters
- A Challenging Day
- American Paddlers
- Wet and WILDlife
- Back in the Groove?
- Rest - From Aaron
- A Clean Break - From Jake
- R & R
- Recharge
- Wet and Miserable
- Placid Pepin
- Week 2 Statistics
- Long Live Pepie
- "Dam" Locks
- Back to Civilization
- Beauty and the Beast
- Good News - Bad News
- The Wall & The Log Jam
- You Betcha!
- 38 more miles
- 1 Shower
- A drop of rain
- Smooth Sailing
- Rough Day
- 2 big lakes down - 1 to go
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We are a registered and recognized 501(c3) non-for profit organization!
Checks can be made payable to Canoe for the Cure.
If you would like a receipt for tax purposes we would be more than happy to send a handwritten receipt as requested.
We greatly appreciate all and any donation. We will be posting the names of the individuals and businesses to our blog regardless of amount.
Checks can be made payable to Canoe for the Cure.
If you would like a receipt for tax purposes we would be more than happy to send a handwritten receipt as requested.
We greatly appreciate all and any donation. We will be posting the names of the individuals and businesses to our blog regardless of amount.
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Sponsors
Donors
Total Donation: $7062.39
Leonard and Marilyn Douglas
Anne Keutzer
Nancy Chrisse
Vicci Rodgers & Kent Keutzer
Mark & Katherine Smith
Mark Drendel
Alana Meyer
Ken Kamentsev
Jeff & Aimee Miller
Barb Jeske
Margaret Fallon
Cheryl Koeritz
Nancy Chrisse
LeAnne Pierce
Bob & Donna Burkholder
Bud & Peggy Crawford
Tony & Sally Casper
Mrs. Nancy Hatten
Mrs. Carol L Fahs
Buisiness Referral Network
Steve and Barb Hauke
Mr. Mike Martin
The Hamilton Family
Jason Rossi
The Lincolns
Nancy Henn
Sheila and Paul Rodgers
Tony, Karen, Molly & Norah Mann
Lindsay R. Brais
John and Sandra Hart
William Barklay
Farmer's Insurance
Sean Wake
Jeanie Steffey
Rona & Michael Henne
Debra & Paul Smith
Don & Ann Hosler
Mike & Kari Ehlert
Sherry Esposito
Bryan, Blake & Sean Mann
Ms. Debra McQuaid
Gail Ludewig
Mr. Frank L. Nemechek Sr.
Robert L. Ehlert
Kathleen Van Loozen
Susan Miraldi & Dave Hauke
Mary Jean Barbel
Rudy & Helen Hauke
Patty Mullins
David Howe
Leo Burnett Matching Gift Program
Gloria Bunce
Steve & Chris Vallo
Mrs. Sarah Barrett
Don & Judy Frigolett
Tom Hughes
CASA Kane County
John & Jeananne Yanko
Jim & Sue Bertellotti
Stephanie Boehmke
Ms. Cynthia Sikorski
Mr. Ronald Roy Ehlert
Dorothy Wood
Terry & Cheryl Martin Family
Norma Gillespie
Mark & Cheryl Tietje
Paul & Vicki Fladung
Ms. Helen Pannuci
North Aurora Lions Club
Mrs. Sandy Johnson
Todd & Debbie Nelson & Family
Emily Browne
Jo and Marcel Lewinski
Mr. Bill and Linnaea Butterfield
Mark and Diane Anderson
Ross and Kristi Browne
Jan Lansing Murphy
Colleen and Jeff DeMent
The Gosselin Family
Alex Barnard
George & Cathy Barnard
Greg, Karen and Kyle Morrissey
The Ehlert Family
Dave & Debbie Chroust
Pat Mullins
Mr. Bill & Rosalee Harding
Ms. Sandy Stevens
Mr. Doug & Janet Mullins
Steve DuVall & Family
Tim & Kim Butterfield
Ralph & Deb
Terry Kruger
MDT Team at Eby Brown
The Carsi Family
Nick Crosse & Kelly Finnerty
Cathy & Micheal Gonzalez
The Kluge Family
Lindsay R. Brais
John & Sandra Hart
Ed & Marcia Krivus
Chris Troczynski and Gigi Tamondong
Mrs. Catherine Eaton
Terri and Mike Powers
Norma and Gary Chinn
The Domagala Family
Denise and Doug Foster
Dave Peck
Elaine Hauke
Dr. Max McCue
Mr. Charles Massaro
Ms. Karen Fenney
Pat and Kay Ehlert
Alex and Mark Holden
Jean & Gerry Drendel
Pat & Don Martin
Matt & Rene Vaughn
LeAne & Joe Thorgesen
Melanie & Jeff Thomas
Caryn & Tim Feris
Mrs. Sharon M Goeden
Trish and Tom Drendel
Mrs. Gail Edmonds
The Gaik Family
Dan & Kathy Gonzales
Sherry Esposito
Rich Erickson
Bob & Tami Stephens
Sigma Sigma Sigma (Beta Epsilon Chapter)
Carol and Don Hinck
The Lammel Family
Gilbert and Carol Drendel
Brian Drendel
Kate Seidell
Joanne and Dirk Benson
Katie Keller
Kevin Drendel
Lauren Barnard
Chris and Wanda Timmons
Carol Drendel
Ms. Audra Vogler
Ronald Korenhof
The Christensens
Mr. B Bruce & John Wagener/Dorr
JoAnn Saverino
Stu Harris
Gayle, Steven, Ryan, Megan Tracy
Shane Falco
Dr. Terry Lowe
Tim Mulrooney
Tracy Wolford
Laura & Dewey Jancik
Brent & Terri Shay
Ann Burnham
John & Missy Scardina
Ron & Sandy Johnson
Jim & Brigitte Wallis
Leonard and Marilyn Douglas
Anne Keutzer
Nancy Chrisse
Vicci Rodgers & Kent Keutzer
Mark & Katherine Smith
Mark Drendel
Alana Meyer
Ken Kamentsev
Jeff & Aimee Miller
Barb Jeske
Margaret Fallon
Cheryl Koeritz
Nancy Chrisse
LeAnne Pierce
Bob & Donna Burkholder
Bud & Peggy Crawford
Tony & Sally Casper
Mrs. Nancy Hatten
Mrs. Carol L Fahs
Buisiness Referral Network
Steve and Barb Hauke
Mr. Mike Martin
The Hamilton Family
Jason Rossi
The Lincolns
Nancy Henn
Sheila and Paul Rodgers
Tony, Karen, Molly & Norah Mann
Lindsay R. Brais
John and Sandra Hart
William Barklay
Farmer's Insurance
Sean Wake
Jeanie Steffey
Rona & Michael Henne
Debra & Paul Smith
Don & Ann Hosler
Mike & Kari Ehlert
Sherry Esposito
Bryan, Blake & Sean Mann
Ms. Debra McQuaid
Gail Ludewig
Mr. Frank L. Nemechek Sr.
Robert L. Ehlert
Kathleen Van Loozen
Susan Miraldi & Dave Hauke
Mary Jean Barbel
Rudy & Helen Hauke
Patty Mullins
David Howe
Leo Burnett Matching Gift Program
Gloria Bunce
Steve & Chris Vallo
Mrs. Sarah Barrett
Don & Judy Frigolett
Tom Hughes
CASA Kane County
John & Jeananne Yanko
Jim & Sue Bertellotti
Stephanie Boehmke
Ms. Cynthia Sikorski
Mr. Ronald Roy Ehlert
Dorothy Wood
Terry & Cheryl Martin Family
Norma Gillespie
Mark & Cheryl Tietje
Paul & Vicki Fladung
Ms. Helen Pannuci
North Aurora Lions Club
Mrs. Sandy Johnson
Todd & Debbie Nelson & Family
Emily Browne
Jo and Marcel Lewinski
Mr. Bill and Linnaea Butterfield
Mark and Diane Anderson
Ross and Kristi Browne
Jan Lansing Murphy
Colleen and Jeff DeMent
The Gosselin Family
Alex Barnard
George & Cathy Barnard
Greg, Karen and Kyle Morrissey
The Ehlert Family
Dave & Debbie Chroust
Pat Mullins
Mr. Bill & Rosalee Harding
Ms. Sandy Stevens
Mr. Doug & Janet Mullins
Steve DuVall & Family
Tim & Kim Butterfield
Ralph & Deb
Terry Kruger
MDT Team at Eby Brown
The Carsi Family
Nick Crosse & Kelly Finnerty
Cathy & Micheal Gonzalez
The Kluge Family
Lindsay R. Brais
John & Sandra Hart
Ed & Marcia Krivus
Chris Troczynski and Gigi Tamondong
Mrs. Catherine Eaton
Terri and Mike Powers
Norma and Gary Chinn
The Domagala Family
Denise and Doug Foster
Dave Peck
Elaine Hauke
Dr. Max McCue
Mr. Charles Massaro
Ms. Karen Fenney
Pat and Kay Ehlert
Alex and Mark Holden
Jean & Gerry Drendel
Pat & Don Martin
Matt & Rene Vaughn
LeAne & Joe Thorgesen
Melanie & Jeff Thomas
Caryn & Tim Feris
Mrs. Sharon M Goeden
Trish and Tom Drendel
Mrs. Gail Edmonds
The Gaik Family
Dan & Kathy Gonzales
Sherry Esposito
Rich Erickson
Bob & Tami Stephens
Sigma Sigma Sigma (Beta Epsilon Chapter)
Carol and Don Hinck
The Lammel Family
Gilbert and Carol Drendel
Brian Drendel
Kate Seidell
Joanne and Dirk Benson
Katie Keller
Kevin Drendel
Lauren Barnard
Chris and Wanda Timmons
Carol Drendel
Ms. Audra Vogler
Ronald Korenhof
The Christensens
Mr. B Bruce & John Wagener/Dorr
JoAnn Saverino
Stu Harris
Gayle, Steven, Ryan, Megan Tracy
Shane Falco
Dr. Terry Lowe
Tim Mulrooney
Tracy Wolford
Laura & Dewey Jancik
Brent & Terri Shay
Ann Burnham
John & Missy Scardina
Ron & Sandy Johnson
Jim & Brigitte Wallis
Followers
The Paddlers
Both from Batavia, Illinois, Aaron Drendel and Jake Mullins are avid outdoorsmen.
Aaron graduated from Illinois State University in May 2009 with a degree in Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management. He has been a dedicated fisherman his whole life. Other hobbies include: mountain biking, canoeing, and basketball. Aaron spent two summers working as a commercial salmon fisherman in Alaska during college.
Jake graduated from Lewis University in December 2009 with a degree in Aircraft Maintenance. He is also a licensed pilot. As far as the outdoors, he does a little bit of everything. Backpacking, road-biking, mountain biking, kayaking and canoeing are the favorites of his hobbies. Boating on Lake Michigan has created a love of being on the water, making travel by canoe the best way to cross the US. At 22, now is the perfect time for a great adventure.
Aaron graduated from Illinois State University in May 2009 with a degree in Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management. He has been a dedicated fisherman his whole life. Other hobbies include: mountain biking, canoeing, and basketball. Aaron spent two summers working as a commercial salmon fisherman in Alaska during college.
Jake graduated from Lewis University in December 2009 with a degree in Aircraft Maintenance. He is also a licensed pilot. As far as the outdoors, he does a little bit of everything. Backpacking, road-biking, mountain biking, kayaking and canoeing are the favorites of his hobbies. Boating on Lake Michigan has created a love of being on the water, making travel by canoe the best way to cross the US. At 22, now is the perfect time for a great adventure.
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