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 News

Dale Sanders has been in the news many times over for his paddling and hiking adventures. Check out the links below!
​From The Best Times, WKNO/PBS
Chris Hardaway interviews Greybeard in his Memphis home after Dale broke the record for the oldest man to paddle the Mississippi River.

Read more about Dale's Mississippi River adventure...

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Outside Magazine
80-Year-Old Sets Record for Mississippi River Paddle
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The Adventure Blog
80-Year Old Becomes Oldest to Paddle the Mississippi Source-to-Sea
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Lower Mississippi River Dispatch
No. 301
Lower Mississippi River Dispatch no. 301
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WAFB
Baton Rouge, LA
80-year-old man paddles Mississippi River to raise juvenile diabetes awareness

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The Vicksburg Post
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WDAM Channel 7
Vicksburg, MS
Men Paddle MS river for charity
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WDAM Channel 7
Greenville, MS
80-year-old man canoes down MS River
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WABG ABC 6
Greenville, MS
River Journey
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'Just Diabetes News _ 80-year-old kayaker raises awareness for juvenile diabetes research – wreg_com
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News Channel 3
Memphis, TN
80 year old kayaker raises awareness for juvenile diabetes research
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KFVS 12
Cape Girardeau, MO 
80-year-old man canoes down Mississippi River
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KMOV Channel 4
St. Louis, MO
80-year-old man canoes down Mississippi River
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The Commercial Appeal
Sanders, 80, nears St. Louis on Miss. Journey
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Hannibal Courier-Post
Source-to-sea paddler raises funds for diabetes research
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KHQA, Quincy, IL
80 year old floats into Quincy via canoe for a cause
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WGEM, Quincy, IL
80-year-old kayaker stops in Quincy
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WQAD, Quad Cities Local 8
80 year old Canoeist Floats through Quad Cities on a Mission
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Quad Cities Local 4, CBS
80-year-old man to canoe from the Mississippi River headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico
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Quad Cities Dispatch Online
80-year-old paddler pauses in Q-C during Mississippi trek
Country Roads Magazine
Cruising for a Cure 
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The Athletic Diabetic website
"Grey Beard Adventurer" Cruises for a Cure
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80-Year-Old Memphis Man Kayaking Mississippi River
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Bowling Green Daily News
Bowling Green, KY
In Our Opinion article:
Journey on river benefits diabetics
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Harlan Daily Enterprise
Harlan, KY
Raising funds to fight diabetes
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News Channel 5
Nashville, TN
80-Year-Old Memphis Man Kayaking Mississippi River
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WKBT-TV, News 8
La Crosse, WI
80-year-old paddling length of Mississippi River makes quick La Crosse stop
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Bowling Green Daily News
Bowling Green, KY 
Source-to-Sea-Adventure
Dale Sanders Cruises for a Cure for T1D - Canoe & Kayak Magazine
Canoe & Kayak Magazine
Dale Sanders Cruises for a Cure
Bending Branches blog Dale Sanders story
Bending Branches blog
80 Year-Old Paddling the Entire Mississippi River
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The Morrison County Record
Memphis ‘river angel’ visits LF on record-breaking journey
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WRUS 610 AM
Don Neagle's story about the GBA, Dale Sanders
Atlanta 11 Alive May 27, 2015
Atlanta 11 Alive
80 year old paddling the Mississippi
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WSMV Channel 4, Nashville, TN
80-year-old paddling canoe down the Mississippi River
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The Benidji Pioneer
Paddling the Mississippi
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Valley News Live
80 Year Old Man Begins 2,300 Mile Trip Down Mississippi
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Aitkin Independent Age
Cruisin' for a Cure and a Record
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Outdoors Magazine 
80 Year Old Adventurer will paddle the Mississippi River from Source to Sea
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The Adventure Blog
80 Year Old Adventurer Will Paddle the Mississippi River From Source to Sea
ESPN790: Outdoors with Larry Rea
Dale Sanders Part 1
ESPN790: Outdoors with Larry Rea
Dale Sanders Part 2
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NaProstem.si
80-letnik bo preveslal Mississippi
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The Commercial Appeal
Paddler to Celebrate 80th on Mississippi River
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Prairie Post
Eight to 80 at 80 in 80 Days a Worthwhile Cause
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Wolf River Conservancy
Dale's Source to Sea Expedition
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Donate to JDRF
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Anna Goes Down the Mississippi  

Check out Dale's other adventures, too!

Dale hikes the Grand Canyon in his 80s.
Commercial Appeal - Memphis

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  • Bio
  • GREYBEARD: The Man, The Myth, The Mississippi
  • Grand Canyon 2020
  • Appalachian Trail 2017
  • Mississippi River 2015
    • Blog
  • Photos & Videos
  • News
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