Explorers Canoe Derby Down the Mississippi?

[Feathers]

I had some good luck with finding out information from another canoe paddle in my collection so I thought I'd throw another one out and see if anyone remembers/ knows anything about this one.  1964 Canoe Derby Down the Mississippi.  Link to photo.

 

Thanks for any help!

[clemlaw]

You would have to pay for full access, but this newspaper page seems to talk about the 1963 running:

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/43695976/

The Google link contains the following snippet:  "21 Scout Teams Race for Winona RED WING, Minn. - A total of 21 Explorer Boy Scout teams, including three from Winona, departed from here at 1:30 Ihis afternoon in the ninth annual 65-mile canoe derby down the Mississippi River to ."

Here's more of the text from the page:  "21 Scout Teams Race for Winona RED WING, Minn. - A total of 21 Explorer Boy Scout teams, including three from Winona, departed from here at 1:30 Ihis afternoon in the ninth annual 65-mile canoe derby down the Mississippi River to .Winona. The four-man teams are divided into two divisions -- Class A anil Class B. Class A teams consist of Scouts 16 and 17; Class B, 14 and 15. WINONA teams include Post 6, sponsored by Central Methodist Church Men's Club; Troop 11 sponsored by the Cathedral Holy Name Society, and Troop n, sponsored by Knights of Columbus 639. Members of the Post 6 team entered in Class A competition include Gary Schooling. Gary Mahlke, Terry Konipp and D'on Ah- rams. Members of Troop 11 (earn, also in Class A, are Daniel Nixon, Donald Dennis, Craig Zeches and mercial Club. The Class B learn includes John Tidball, Terry Kroening, Jerry Odermann and Matt Odermann ,h: The Class A team consists of Dan Standinger, Richard Deming, Dennis Jacobs and Wayne Bartz Other communities with teams competing are Austin, Rochester, Reel Wing, Pine Island and Zu- brota. THE TEAMS will step at Camp Hok-Si-La near Lake City tonight and will start the second clay of racing from that spot Saturday". By Saturday afternoon the t e a m s should reach the Minneiska pool, near the Whitman Dam, S3 miles from here. The teams will depart from "

 

Edited December 10, 2017 by clemlaw

[TAHAWK]

1957: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/41247438/

 

1962:  https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/43701007/

 

1964: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/41258518/