The Apalachicola Riverkeeper's annual RiverTrek will start next week.

The Apalachicola Riverkeeper's annual RiverTrek will start next week.

RiverTrek is a yearly fundraising and awareness-raising campaign for the Apalachicola River. 

This is the 11^th year of the event which will take 14 participants on a 107 mile kayak trip over 5 days from Chattahoochee to the Apalachicola Bay.

Two of this year's participants and from Apalachicola - Janine Gedmin and Anita Grove; Other participants range from Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. 

The volunteer kayakers will travel the entirety of the Apalachicola River starting October the 9^th - on the way they will meet with expert biologists, historians and others along the route.

They will return to Apalachicola for a big party on Saturday. October the 13^th.

The paddlers raise money to support the Apalachicola Riverkeeper – last year's group raised nearly 60 thousand dollars.

Each paddler is currently gathering sponsors—you can find out about each participant and donate to the cause by going on-line to www.apalachicolariverkeeper.org/rivertrek.  

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