Verlen
Kruger paddled more than four times the distance around
the earth! This humble adventurer held many
canoeing records, including Guinness World records, many
that will remain unchallenged for years to come.
This
new biography of Verlen Kruger shows both his triumph
and his pain.
By Larry Rice- October
2006
You don't have to be a marathon
canoeist to relish this fascinating tribute to the
late, great Verlen Kruger, one of the most extraordinary
paddlers who ever lived. Phil Peterson Sr.'s All
Things Are Possible: The Verlen Kruger Story presents
a sweeping, finely detailed treatise on the life and
loves of this sharecropper's son turned mythic canoeist,
whose courage and compulsions drove him to achieve
near superhuman feats. read more
All Things
Are Possible
By Reinhard Zollitsch- April
2007
I had been keeping track of Verlen Kruger's long-distance
endurance canoe trips and other accomplishments for a long time, but especially
since I bought my own SEA WIND sea canoe (hull # 61) from him exactly ten years
ago (in Spring 1997). So asking me to review the first big biography on Verlen's
life may turn out to be a tad biased. But so is the author Phil Peterson Sr,
being an old friend of Verlen's, paddling a SEA WIND only slightly newer than
mine. But so be it - at least we both know from first hand boating experiences
in a "Verlen Kruger Special" what Verlen accomplished. Phil also knew Verlen personally quite well
from their 2002 Yukon River trip and other joint ventures, and was hand-picked
by the old master to write his biography. read more
About
the Author
Schedule your own presentation
by authorized biographer, Phil Peterson. Great
reviews have come from Midwest Mountaineering,
Nicollet College, Michigan State's Quiet Water
Symposium, and others. An inspirational talk
with one hour of slides and film.
