Mississippi River Water Walkers 2013

This is Sharon Day walking down Hwy 61 towards the Southeast Missouri area. Right now they are above Perryville and walk about 30 miles a day. You can go to their Facebook page and click on the GPS link and see where they are. Info on the walk:

INDIGENOUS WOMEN TO WALK 1200 MILES FOR THE WATER

A group of Indigenous Women will carry a copper pail of water from the headwaters of the Mississippi in Minnesota to the place where the river empties into the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana.

The women walkers and supporters will leave Lake Itasca State Park on March 1 following a traditional Ojibwe water ceremony at 7:00 am and will continue walking each and every day until they reach the Gulf near New Orleans.

The Water Walkers will draw attention to the peril the river faces due to pollution. The Mississippi River is the second most polluted river in the United States. Toxic chemicals from municipalities, farms and corporations are taking their toll on the river. By the time a drop of water reaches the "dead zones" near the mouth of the river, the water is nearly depleted of oxygen. We can stop this and the walkers intend to educate people along the way as to what they can do.

"We want the walk to be a prayer," Day says. "Every step we take we will be praying for and thinking of the water. The water has given us life and now, we will support the water."

To learn more or participate: Join the Mississippi River Water Walk 2013 Facebook Group.