Minnesota Man Completes 5,000 Canoe Trek

Courtesy of Bob Vollhaber.
Courtesy of Bob Vollhaber.

Minnesotan Bob Vollhaber has just accomplished what many Alaskans said wasn’t possible. He paddled a canoe, 5000 in 5 months, alone, through Alaska. He left the Washington coast in March and arrived in West Chester Lagoon in Anchorage on Sunday.

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Courtesy of Bob Vollhaber.
Courtesy of Bob Vollhaber.

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