kruger-wadell border challenge

5D, 10H, 31M

fastest solo time on a stand up paddleboard

mike ward of duluth, mn age 33

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Start: Sha Sha Point access, Voyageurs National Park 6:23am, September 4, 2022, Sha Sha Resort, Minnesota

End: Lake Superior at the Grand Portage National Monument 4:54pm, September 9, 2022, Grand Portage, Minnesota

Boat: 14' Surftech Bark Dominator, Stand Up Paddleboard

GPS Tracking: GPS watch, Garmin inReach GPS tracker

Route Description: Paddle from Sha Sha Point at the western edge of Voyageurs National Park east through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness along the US/Canada Border to the Grand Portage. Complete the 8.5-mile portage to Lake Superior to complete the historic ~250-mile route known as the Krueger-Waddell Challenge. 

Note from Fastest Known Paddle: This route is used by an official event called the Minnesota Kruger Challenge; Mike Ward’s accomplishment was done outside of the organized event. In general, this website does not recognize records set as part of races. For more info about the organized event and the route in general, visit: https://www.watertribe.com/events/MinnesotaKrugerChallenge/Default.aspx

Trip Report: In depth report with pictures provided by Mike Ward at this link:

Krueger Waddell Challenge on Paddleboard 2022 – mikeward.cool