http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-canoe-expedition-return-20100107,0,2675617.story
A quick quote from the article:
The canoes glided past dome-like patches of trees and toward the dock beneath a
welcoming sun, but it was 11 paddlers -- five women and six men -- in six canoes
who endured the entire journey that followed the flow of our drinking water from
the north end of Lake Okeechobee. About 20 kayaks and canoes joined in for the
last two-hour leg of the trip in a show of solidarity.
The River of
Grass Canoe Expedition was part of the 25th annual Everglades Coalition
Conference hosted by the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation and kicked off 2010 as
the year of the Everglades.
"The whole purpose was not [just] to canoe,"
said canoeist Tomas Boiton, 31, a Grassy Waters volunteer and a transportation
consultant. "The whole purpose was to bring awareness to the Everglades and
sustain it as a resource."
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