Expert paddler Devin Brown takes over We Do This For Fun to lead a conversation with her pal and fellow river enthusiast Scott Miller. Far from your average paddling conversation, this one’s about the adventure towards setting records, world records to be exact. Scott led the team who set the 2023 Mississippi Speed Record (the record is recognized by the Guinness World Records under the title “Fastest Time to Row the Length of the Mississippi River by a Team”). Devon gets the dirt on traveling 2300 miles in less than 17 days by canoe, learns about his team of angels and how his pursuit of the record was a move “towards joy”.

Scott shares the best place to paddle (the answer might surprise you) and tips for Devin as she pursues her dream of being the first African American woman on record to paddle the Mississippi source to sea. These endeavors not only take an enormous number of hours of training and planning, but a lot of fundraising. We Do This For Fun is dedicated to helping Devin reach this goal. Won’t you help?  

Go Fund Me for Devin: https://www.gofundme.com/f/get-er-down-the-river

Follow Scott: @mississippispeedrecord

https://www.mississippispeedrecord.com/

Watch for the forthcoming documentary on the trip.

Scott organizes the incredible Two Paddle Kayak and Canoe Races (with something for experts and novices alike). Get June 7th-9th, 2024 on the calendar and follow @twopaddlesMN on Facebook for updates.

Two Paddles Races:https://twopaddles.org/

https://twopaddles.org/

https://www.facebook.com/TwoPaddlesMN/

Follow Devin: @afrodiskayak

Scott suggested, Will to Wild, a book by @shelbystanger (who seems like a person we all need to know!).

Paddle Bridge Kayak Tours is not your average tour company. Their motto: Access. Stewardship. Excellence. is infused into every offering. Guide, Amber Lynum (Sparky) and Founder/Guide Kaylen Keir (Beaver) entertain as much as they educate while giving guests a front row seat to the history, wildlife and surroundings of the iconic Mississippi or Minneapolis Lakes. Thanks to these guardians of history, social justice champions, environmental stewards and really, really fun people, the waters of the Twin Cities are becoming more accessible to EVERYONE.

PB Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Paddlebridge/

PB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paddle_bridge/

Amber Insta: https://www.instagram.com/amb_leslie/

Kalen Insta: https://www.instagram.com/goodnightrainbow/

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Devin 'Afrodiskayak' Brown Insta: https://www.instagram.com/afrodiskayak/

Two Paddles Canoe and Kayak Races Insta: https://www.instagram.com/twopaddlesmn/

Two Paddles Fb: https://www.facebook.com/TwoPaddlesMN

Migizi Insta: https://www.instagram.com/migizimn/ 

Migizi Fb: https://www.facebook.com/MIGIZIMN

1 Mississippi Insta: https://www.instagram.com/1.mississippi/

1 Mississippi Fb: https://www.facebook.com/1Mississippi

Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Insta: https://www.instagram.com/mississippinps/

Miss National Park Fb: https://www.facebook.com/MississippiRiverNPS

Saint Paul Adaptive Recreation: https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation-centers/parks-recreation-programs/adaptive-recreation

Mississippi Watershed Management Organization: https://www.mwmo.org/