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Estherville to Fort Dodge ; Fort Dodge to Saylorville ; Saylorville to Red Rock ; Red Rock to the Mississippi River //Estherville to Keokuk: Ramps, Waypoints, GPS Coordinates //Float Trips: Estherville to Dolliver SP Dolliver SP to Red Rock Red Rock to Keokuk // River Beautiful, 1835 // On the trail, 1998-2024 //Father of Iowa Water Trails and the Des Moines River Water Trail //Funding for the Rivers Program needs our ongoing support. There has been good funding for water trails and dam mitigation, more is needed. The most promising funding stream is the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, created by an overwhelming majority of Iowa voters in 2010, a permanent and constitutionally protected funding source . The actual funding requires action by the legislature. I was involved in early efforts to secure funding for the program, and I strongly support the work being done by the DNR on water trails, river safety, scenic rivers, dam safety