presented by Friends of the Mississippi River

Photos & videos of previous years' Mississippi River Challenge events

Check out photos from past years of the Mississippi River Challenge! If you have photos that you would like to share with us, please contact Kristin at 651.222.2193 x19 or by using the contact form.

  • 2009 Photos — Photographer and naturalist Tim Boyle offers us his photo gallery of the 2009 Mississippi River Challenge, as well as a slideshow of some of his favorite shots.
  • 2009 Photos — Safety Captain Rich Wahls shares his Shutterfly album of photos from the 2009 Mississippi River Challenge.
  • 2008 Photos — Photographer and naturalist Tim Boyle offers us his photo gallery of the 2008 Mississippi River Challenge.
  • 2007 Photos — Safety Captain Rich Wahls shares his Shutterfly album of photos from the 2007 Mississippi River Challenge.
  • 2006 Photos — no longer available online
  • 2005 Photos — The 2005 Minnesota Chiropractic Association/American Spine Foundation Mississippi River Challenge was photographed by Jerry Mathiason, Roger Schaffhausen, and Verna Marie Jones. You can also find links here to some photos and accounts by other Challenge paddlers.
  • 2004 Photos — Many thanks to Chuck and Nancy Rader for their camera work in the inaugural HealthPartners Mississippi River Challenge.
  • 2004 Stories — Paddlers Scott Thiede and Andy Tatham shared their accounts of the 2004 paddle. And yes, they did come back in 2005!

Watch Mississippi River Challenge Videos!

See what it's like to paddle and protect the mighty Mississippi River. Hear from paddlers, event volunteers, organizers and sponsors. Full-screen versions of these videos are available on DVD — contact us if you are interested.

Files are in QuickTime format, viewable with Apple's QuickTime Player.
[To get QuickTime: Mac OS X | Windows | MPlayer for GNU/Linux]

QuickTime IconDiscover 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.

QuickTime IconVolunteer 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.

QuickTime IconSponsoring 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.