The Mosinee dam was the next stop for Jay Thurston and Mike Kinziger after they portaged their canoe at Wausau on the Wisconsin River, Sunday at about 4 p.m.

The pair had already experienced a favorable 12 hours on the river, but the wind, that had stayed in check most of Sunday was beginning to pick up.

“The wind just switched, so now they’re headed into it again,” Diana Thurston, Jay’s wife, said at Wausau. “They’re feeling good and they’re doing good. They’re a little frustrated with the wind, but they’re making good time.”

According to their itinerary they were still about four hours behind and planned to save crossing Lake DuBay for Monday morning. Diana said the two had decided to camp at the Mosinee dam for the night.

Thurston and Kinziger are in the third day of their 436-mile canoe trip down the Wisconsin River. The pair had canoed the Wisconsin in just over eight days in 1983 and were ahead of that pace, Sunday.

If the weather is good on Monday morning, they should be canoeing into Stevens Point a little before noon.

The Broadcaster hopes to have a brief update at about 9 p.m. at the end of the day’s paddling on Sunday. Website updates will be available subject to cell phone reception and the support needs of Thurston and Kinziger as they head downstream. Jay Thurston, 75, of Viroqua and Mike Kinziger, 60, of Moscow, Idaho, are attempting to paddle the length of the Wisconsin River. Their itinerary calls for them to finish in six days and 10 hours, which would set a new speed record for canoeing the river. Jay and Mike appreciate the support they’ve received from family and friends through the internet posts they’ve received on this chain of stories.