Clarksdale River Rats

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    John Ruskey “Driftwood Johnnie”

    John Ruskey builds voyageur style strippeanoes for use on the wild waters of the Lower Mississippi River, and is one of the most experienced builders of dugout canoes in the country.

    In 1998/99 John apprenticed to master canoe builder Ralph Frese in the construction …

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    Mark “River” Peoples

    St. Louis born Mark “River” Peoples is a river guide and youth leader with the Quapaw Canoe Company.
    Mark grew up hunting and fishing along the river with his father.

    After attending Missouri Central State University, and becoming defensive back with the New York Giants, …

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    Heather Crosse “River Otter”

    Capt. Heather Crosse, the “River Otter,” has been tracking the legendary Rougarou across the Deep South for over 40 years.

    Always with music in her heart, from her Red River homeland in the heart of Louisiana, to the Ouachita River Basin, and finally into the big muddy Queen of …

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    Ceili Hale

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Vicksburg River Rats

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    Layne Logue 'River Opossum'

    Layne Logue is the leader and River Guide at Quapaw Canoe Company – Vicksburg Outpost. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana (Chalmatte) and moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi when his father got a job with the Corps of Engineers. Fishing, hunting, and playing outside was …

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    Leon Pantenburg

    Leon Pantenburg is a writer, photographer, backpacker, canoeist and self-proclaimed “Hardcore River Rat.” Leon canoed the entire Mississippi River from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to Venice, Louisiana in 1980.

    Leon is the author of SurvivalCommonSense.com, a bushcrafting/wilderness survival website and blog that has been in continuous …

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    Kelly McGinnis

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Extended Quapaw Family

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    Layne Logue 'River Opossum'

    Layne Logue is the leader and River Guide at Quapaw Canoe Company – Vicksburg Outpost. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana (Chalmatte) and moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi when his father got a job with the Corps of Engineers. Fishing, hunting, and playing outside was …

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  • A man smiling on a sandy beach with trees in the background, wearing a blue knit hat with a pom-pom and a plaid shirt.

    Leon Pantenburg

    Leon Pantenburg is a writer, photographer, backpacker, canoeist and self-proclaimed “Hardcore River Rat.” Leon canoed the entire Mississippi River from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to Venice, Louisiana in 1980.

    Leon is the author of SurvivalCommonSense.com, a bushcrafting/wilderness survival website and blog that has been in continuous …

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    Kelly McGinnis

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