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Man Completes Paddleboard Journey On Miss. River

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A man's journey from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico is over.

Daniel Lee challenged himself to paddle the entire 2,300 miles of the Mighty Mississippi on standup paddleboard for good reason.

Daniel Lee
Daniel Lee (credit: CBS)

He's raising money for the American Camp Association, to give scholarships to kids who can't afford to attend summer camp.

He has been blogging about his progress all along the way,

He reached the end of his journey Tuesday -- 51 days after he started.

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