Ohio River Way Challenge promotes waterway through canoe expedition

Paddlers participating in a 250-mile canoe trip stopped in Cincinnati on Thursday. The Ohio River Way Challenge is an annual 10-day expedition that promotes recreation, research and appreciation of the waterway.

Participants wake up at dawn and paddle all day, traveling from Portsmouth, Ohio, to Louisville, Kentucky.

Maud Bartlett is taking part in the Ohio River Way Challenge for the second time this year.

“Last year was my first year and I was just impressed that I could make it,” Bartlett said. “It made me love the river though. I just want to come back to it like an old friend now.