Mississippi River Challenge Paddlers at Saint Anthony Lock
The Great River Energy Mississippi River Challenge is a one- or two-day event, July 26 & 27, 2008, to raise awareness of the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities. There are several options for participants:
You can participate by bicycle on the many beautiful trails in the river gorge, or by paddling your canoe or kayak and exploring the Cities from the perspective of the River. All participants pay a registration fee and are asked to raise pledges for river protection…and earn spectacular premiums for your efforts. All food and beverages for the weekend, safety and sag support, shuttles, interpretive highlights, live music and camping at Fort Snelling are included in the participant registration fee. Come experience and protect this amazing river!
Mississippi River Challenge News
Register today! Paddle it. Pedal it. Protect it.
Our registration system is back online. We apologize for the recent outages. We would like to thank Advantage Labs for their efforts to provide a backup pledge collection site during the recent difficulties.
Visit our registration page at Active.com to sign up for the event, pay registration and rental fees, and set up your personal paddler page.
Friends of the Mississippi River has partnered with Active.com to provide online registration and pledging capabilities for the Mississippi River Challenge.
When you register, you will have an opportunity to set up you own personal paddler page to share with your friends and family as you raise pledges to support river protection.
Remember, FMR members receive a $5 discount on Mississippi River Challenge registration. Become a member now, then come back and register!
New lower registration fee for cyclists
If you plan to cycle on Saturday (and not paddle on Sunday), we have reduced the registration fee from $50 to $30 for this, our introductory year. What a great value this is! For your $30 registration fee, you receive:
- A 2008 Great River Energy Mississippi River Challenge t-shirt
- Guided mini-tours from local experts at our interpretive sites - a.k.a, the Mississippi River "Discovery Zone"
- All meals and rest stop refreshments and snacks
- A fully-supported ride
- The Night at the Fort Festivities which include a great dinner, live music from the Chris Silver Band and Old Deluders
- And three free drink tickets, all to celebrate our magnificent Mississippi River.
You can't beat this for a summer celebration value. Register now!
New this year — a cycling portion of the Challenge!
Friends of the Mississippi River is excited to announce that we are adding a bicycle portion to the Great River Energy Mississippi River Challenge! Cycling participants (“pedalers”) will be able to pedal a Saturday route along the river and meet up with paddlers at Fort Snelling, where all participants are welcome to enjoy the festivities (great food, live music, historic reenactments) and spend the night. We are even working on a way to enable interested pedalers to paddle the second day of the Challenge!
Stay tuned to this web site as we progress with plans for the pedaling route and other event details pertaining to all event participants and volunteers.
Watch the Mississippi River Challenge Videos!
Discover the Mississippi River Challenge (67.6 MB)
Find out more about the Mississippi River Challenge in this video clip, 7 minutes and 32 seconds long.
Volunteer for the Mississippi River Challenge (31 MB)
Find out more about volunteering for the Mississippi River Challenge in this video clip, 3 minutes and 40 seconds long.
Sponsoring the Mississippi River Challenge (29.7 MB)
Hear from sponsors of the 2005 Mississippi River Challenge in this video clip, 3 minutes and 18 seconds long.