'Source to Sea' travelogue March 3

Come travel by kayak Tuesday, March 3, at 3 p.m. at the DeWitt Operahouse with former DeWitt resident Shawn Hamerlinck from the headwaters of the Mississippi at Lake Itasca, Minn., to the Gulf waters of Burns Point, La. Experience Shawn’s kayak paddling journey of some 2,400 miles and 55 days from May to July 2025 with alligators, a black bear, an Asian carp, a wild boar, a snake and unruly geese. Even meals were an adventure of camping riverside on a diet of energy bars, tinned meats and crackers leading to a 30-pound weight loss.