On September 8, 1974, Randy Bauer entered a two-year kayak trip from Lake Itasca, down the Mississippi River, around the Intercoastal Waterways and across the Great Lakes. Join in Randy's adventure as his brother relaunches his book, Kayaking the Great Circle Trilogy. You will experience Randy’s adventure, challenges, dangers as well as the individuals who welcomed the stranger within their midst.

Randy Bauer became a resident of Anoka County in 1959 and lived here until his passing in 2007. He was a member of Boy Scout troop 419 becoming an Eagle Scout. He was a science/biology teacher at Crossroads Alternative High School in Coon Rapids Minnesota.