One Woman's River

A Solo Source-to-Sea Paddle on the Mighty Mississippi

Ellen Kolbo McDonah, Ellen Kolbo McDonah, Susan Knopf

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Prairie River Publishing
28 March 2016

Memoirs; Canoeing & kayaking; Adventure holidays

Pack your paints and your paddle; we're going on a 2,552-mile creative adventure from source to sea on the mighty Mississippi River in a 14-1/2 foot kayak named Inspiration... alone. In 2014 artist paddler and educator Ellen Kolbo McDonah left the security of her home and family to find creative power along the banks of the Mississippi River and during the spring flood celebrated her sixtieth birthday in the headwater marshes. Experience towering cityscapes, reflective Mississippi beaches, pristine wilderness and people met through Ellen's richly illustrated book with glossary, including 42 color paintings and 69 pen and ink/pencil drawings completed from and during her journey. From Lake Itasca, Minnesota, through the Gulf of Mexico, river friends were gifted with artwork created in return for kindness and assistance, but who was the true benefactor? Feel your pulse pound and your knees buckle as you race toward tows and barges in the river channel against the pull of current and dodge ocean-going vessels in the shipyard before New Orleans. Learn the rare story of determination and hope from the cockpit and perspective of a kayaking artist's 107-day passage that only the Mississippi River can teach, as what first began as a creative quest soon became the discovery of a lifetime.

By: Ellen Kolbo McDonah
Edited by: Susan Knopf
Other: Ellen Kolbo McDonah
Imprint: Prairie River Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 671g
ISBN: 9780996245104
ISBN 10: 0996245103
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 28 March 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ellen is a retired educator, practicing artist and adventurer from Galesville, Wisconsin. Seldom venturing on an expedition without her paints and sketchbook, her style of art reflects the Adventurism Art Movement that she has identified and practices. After completing her solo source to sea expedition of the Mississippi River, she completed 1,500 miles of the Missouri River. Her art studio is close to the Black River and Mississippi River near Trempealeau, Wisconsin and is covered with art produced from creative voyages by canoe and kayak into the wilderness. Ellen is a retired educator, practicing artist and adventurer from Galesville, Wisconsin. Seldom venturing on an expedition without her paints and sketchbook, her style of art reflects the Adventurism Art Movement that she has identified and practices. After completing her solo source to sea expedition of the Mississippi River, she completed 1,500 miles of the Missouri River. Her art studio is close to the Black River and Mississippi River near Trempealeau, Wisconsin and is covered with art produced from creative voyages by canoe and kayak into the wilderness.

Reviews for One Woman's River: A Solo Source-to-Sea Paddle on the Mighty Mississippi

Not only does Ellen provide a sincere and fascinating account of her solo kayaking journey down the Mississippi, but she has illustrated her book with her beautiful artwork depicting river scenes and the people she encountered along the way. It is great story of her adventures and her daily struggles to complete a 2300+ mile journey in her yellow kayak named 'Inspiration.' Her generous spirit is reflected in her sketches and paintings she gives to people who assisted her along the way (river angels). This book is more than just another narrative of someone's paddle to to the sea. It the vision of the river though an artist's eyes, something that offers another dimension to the river and one's soul. Thank you Ellen for creating this inspirational work. John F. Sullivan