Trapper Haskins will share his 2,300-mile journey down the Mississippi River that evolved from a 90-day honeymoon into a sixteen-year endeavor. In 2002, Haskins and his wife began their trip in an 18-foot wooden rowboat from the river’s headwaters, but they were unable to complete the final 100 miles due to river traffic and exhaustion but later tackled the final 100 miles as part of a family adventure.
Bio
An author and a musician, a boatbuilder and a carpenter, a deckhand and a dishwasher, Trapper Haskins has earned his keep in myriad ways since leaving school and his hometown of Memphis more than two decades ago.
In 2000 Trapper moved to Maine where he undertook a two-year apprenticeship learning traditional wooden boatbuilding in Rockland. Once finished, he took a rowboat he built 2,300 miles down the Mississippi River. Haskins is author of Crooked Old River, released in 2024.
BONUS TRAPPER
Friday February 20, 7p in the Apollo Room
Trapper will be playing music during The Adventure Summit Kickoff Event ($10) on Friday February 20 from 7 to 7:25p before the evening films that go through 10p.
Saturday February 21, 8a to 9:15a near Pour Cafe and the Union Market
Coffee and Conversation with Trapper Haskins, author of “Crooked Old River”
This casual setting will allow you to interact and hear stories from Trapper that are highlighted in his book.
