On the river
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, November 25, 2009
A group of explorers heads out on the Yazoo Diversion Canal toward the Mississippi River Tuesday, continuing their 2,400-mile trip from Bemidji, Minn., to the Gulf of Mexico. The trip, dubbed the Old Man River Project, is in support of the Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper, a Mississippi River conservation and preservation effort. The crew are, from left, Doug “Riggy” Copping of Kilbride, Ontario; Cliff Quinn of Lowville, Ontario; Kyle “Tank” Jeffery of Kilbride, Ontario; Sarah Stewart of Burlington, Ontario; and Brett Rogers of Lowville, Ontario. Also on the crew is Magnus Anderson of Melbourne, Australia. (Katie Carter*The Vicksburg Post)