Our examination of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle continues in this episode, as we follow the progress of the 1976-77 La Salle II Expedition, which ran into rough weather in Door County, Wisconsin and plot their progress as winter forces the crew out of their canoes to walk or portage the frozen rivers and roads, as they try to make it to the Mississippi. Author Lorraine Boissoneault shares her insights from her book The Last Voyageurs and we interview Reid & Ken Lewis who organized this epic reenactment and and Rich Gross who was part of the crew on this trek seeking the Gulf of Mexico. We also gained fascinating insights from our interview with veteran broadcaster Paul Meincke recounting his 2017 trip canoeing the Mississippi from its headwaters to the Gulf and the ever present dangers of paddling this river of commerce of America's heartland. Reid Lewis in 2018 at the Elgin Natural History MuseumPaul Meinike and his commerative paddle from the tripArtist's rendering of La Salle claiming Louisiana for France Links to Research and History Documents Images from La Salle II ExpeditionLorriane Boissoneault's book The Last VoyageursMississippi by Canoe - video by Paul Meincke of four retirees paddling from the headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico in 2017Natural History Museum at Lords Park in Elgin, IllinoisHard Waters; The Untold Story of La Salle: Expedition II, by Craig P. HowardTabor Hill Winery in Buchanan, Michigan co-founded by Len Olsen, who created the sparkling wine Décidons Demain meaning "Let's decide tomorrow" in support of the reenactment.