| 词条 | Verlen Kruger |
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Verlen Kruger (June 30, 1922 in Pulaski County, Indiana – August 2, 2004) was a canoe enthusiast who paddled over {{convert|100000|mi|abbr=on}} in his lifetime. Over the course of his life, Verlen Kruger paddled the most miles (over 100,000 miles) of any single competitor in the sport.[1] according to the Guinness Book of World Records, all the more remarkable because he did not start until age 41. Of particular note are the {{convert|29341|km|abbr=on}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20061031032027/http://www.krugercanoes.com/pr03.htm Two Continent Canoe Expedition] and the {{convert|45130|km|abbr=on}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20061031032014/http://www.krugercanoes.com/pr02.htm Ultimate Canoe Challenge], the longest canoe journey ever. BibliographyA bronze statue of Kruger was erected on the banks of the Grand River in Portland, Michigan by family and friends in 2010. Books
|title = The Ultimate Canoe Challenge: 28,000 Miles Through North America |last1 = Frentz |first1 = Brand |last2 = Kruger |first2 = Verlen |year = 2004 |publisher = iUniverse, Inc. |isbn = 978-0-595-66973-8 |pages = 248 }}
|title = One Incredible Journey |last1 = Klein |first1 = Clayton |last2 = Kruger |first2 = Verlen |year = 1988 |publisher = Wilderness Adventure Books |isbn = 978-0-9611596-5-8 |pages = }}
|title = All Things Are Possible: The Verlen Kruger Story: 100,000 Miles by Paddle |last= Peterson, Sr. |first= Phil |author2=Kruger, Verlen |year= 2006 |publisher= Adventure Publications. Inc |location=Cambridge, MN |type=Print |isbn = 978-1-59193-138-6 |pages= 304 }} Video{{cite video|people = Kruger, Verlen and Waddell, Clint |title = Never Before and Never Again: The Fantastic Story of Two Men Who Paddled and Portaged From Montreal to the Bering Sea |url = https://www.amazon.com/Never-Before-Again-Fantastic-Portaged/dp/B002N393X2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=video&qid=1261244320&sr=8-3 |format = VHS |medium = Videotape |id = ASIN B002N393X2 }} Notes1. ^{{cite journal |url=http://www.canoekayak.com/canoe/krugerobit/ |title=Obituary: Verlen Kruger Remembered |author=canoekayakmag |date=August 9, 2004 |journal=Canoe & Kayak |accessdate=June 25, 2014}} External links{{Portal|Biography}}
5 : American male canoeists|1922 births|2004 deaths|People from Pulaski County, Indiana|People from Lansing, Michigan |
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