Paddlers:

Michael Schnitzka (Bowman) 47 years old

Dan Hoffmann (Sternman) 23 years old

History:

Mike Schnitzka - Guinness Book of Records holder for canoeing the Mississippi River. (2,348-miles/3,975 km in 23 days, 9 hours and 51 minutes) with previous partner Bill Perdzock

Wisconsin River record holders.(430-miles/725 km in 4 days, 2 hours and 22 minutes)

Mike has paddled over 15,000 miles in a canoe.

October 2010 - Mike & Dan set the new record across Lake Michigan in a canoe 11 hours 22 minutes.

Support Crew:

Rick Stoddard- Oak Creek, WI

Michael Mlynarski- Stevens Point, WI

Tom Hoffmann- Warrenville, IL