# Episode 271: Women and Waterways - Kayaking the Mississippi

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Podcast: [The Wandering Naturalist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wandering-naturalist-1156951)
Published: 2026-03-04T07:05:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.threeriversparks.org/podcast
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## Resource

Wander with us down the Mississippi River as Devin Brown joins us to discuss how her connection to the Mississippi River changed her life. Her first meeting with the Mississippi River happened in Minneapolis as an adult and inspired her to change her career. Since then she has become an avid paddler. More recently she is the first Black woman to attempt to kayak the entire Mississippi River. From its narrow stretch near Itasca to massive cottonwoods breaching like whales during record flooding, her trip was full of amazing stories.

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