Aug 18, 2026 2:12 PM
Pick up Clam Shelter
Source to Sea
Mississippi River Challenge
August 19 – September ??
Lake Itasca to the Gulf of America
Lake Itasca to the Gulf of America
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Clam Outdoors Location Tracker
Imagery & map data © Esri and contributors
Power-Pole Boat ETA Challenge
Win Prizes!!! Guess our arrival times at 11 checkpoints and follow the live leaderboard.
Social Media
Journal
See all the updates!! Follow Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and YouTube updates from the trip.
Power-Pole Live Leaderboard
Points will be calculated once the first checkpoint is reached.
| Rank | Screen Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 473art | 0 |
| 2 | 9-3/4 | 0 |
| 3 | 9er | 0 |
| 4 | Alk | 0 |
| 5 | ArnieDB | 0 |
| 6 | B_Edward_H_II | 0 |
| 7 | Babygirl | 0 |
| 8 | BacktoCally | 0 |
| 9 | Barclay | 0 |
| 10 | Berkleyman | 0 |
| 11 | Big buff | 0 |
| 12 | Big river miss | 0 |
| 13 | BigBag42 | 0 |
| 14 | Bigbassb | 0 |
| 15 | bigbuck | 0 |
| 16 | Bigfoot Bandy | 0 |
| 17 | Bigsplash | 0 |
| 18 | Bkegz | 0 |
| 19 | bmac62 | 0 |
| 20 | Bob H. | 0 |
Power-Pole Boat ETA Challenge
All Boat ETA contest information is kept on this page.
Enter Your Predictions
Power-Pole Live Leaderboard
| Rank | Screen Name | Points |
|---|
Checkpoint Winners
| Checkpoint | Actual Arrival | Closest Prediction | Difference | Screen Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entering Lock & Dam 7 — La Crosse, WI / La Crescent, MN | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Entering Lock & Dam 11 — Dubuque, IA | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Entering Lock & Dam 15 — Davenport, IA (Quad Cities) | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Entering Lock & Dam 20 — Canton, MO | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Entering Lock & Dam 25 — Winfield, MO | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Entering Lock & Dam 27 — Granite City, IL | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Passing the Gateway Arch — St. Louis, MO | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Pulling up to the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid — Memphis, TN | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Passing Under the Vicksburg Bridge — Vicksburg, MS | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Passing Under the I-10 Horace Wilkinson Bridge — Baton Rouge, LA | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
| Passing the South Pass Sea Buoy — Gulf of America | Not completed yet | — | — | — |
How Points Are Awarded
100 pointsWithin ±1 hour
75 pointsWithin ±4 hours
50 pointsWithin ±8 hours
40 pointsWithin ±12 hours
20 pointsWithin ±24 hours
15 pointsWithin ±2 days
10 pointsWithin ±3 days
5 pointsWithin ±4 days
0 pointsMore than 4 days
Social Media Journal
Aug 18, 2026 9:17 AM
A few updates to the rules in this because, make sure you you watch this because it gives you more options on entering and changing checkpoints
Aug 17, 2026 6:38 PM
Keith P. Making the trip north.
Aug 17, 2026 5:00 PM
Walleye Tackle for River fishing.
Aug 17, 2026 7:43 AM
Getting the camping gear together.
Aug 16, 2026 7:53 PM
Keith P is locked and loaded
Aug 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Getting the boat nice and clean for the long journey👍
Aug 13, 2026 1:00 PM
Detailed site explanation - see how to enter contest.
Aug 13, 2026 10:20 AM
New Site announced www.mrc2026.com
Aug 5, 2026 2:00 PM
The packing starts with Plano!
Jul 12, 2026 12:13 AM
The start of the Mississippi River Challenge
Live Map
🚤 Interactive river map will appear here
Checkpoint Status
✅ Lock & Dam 7 — La Crosse
✅ Lock & Dam 11 — Dubuque
✅ Lock & Dam 15 — Davenport
✅ Lock & Dam 20 — Canton
✅ Lock & Dam 25 — Winfield
✅ Gateway Arch — St. Louis
⏳ Memphis Pyramid
⏳ Vicksburg
⏳ Baton Rouge
⏳ South Pass Red Buoy #6
