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Mr. Walters is going to Washington. And he’ll be getting there on in-line skates.

Gary Walters on Wednesday announced his latest Kinship Partners challenge, in-line skating for almost a month from Brainerd to Washington, D.C., with his son, Jackson. 

Gary Walters’ Kinship challenges are an effort to raise funds and awareness for Kinship Partners, the nonprofit organization that matches adult mentors with children. 

In 2003, he biked from Baxter to New Orleans. In 2004, he camped out for more than a week on top of Brainerd’s historic water tower. In 2005, he walked the length of Minnesota in 17 days. In 2006, he swam across Lake Mille Lacs. In 2007, he lost 100 pounds in a year. In 2008, he unicycled around the track at Adamson Field.

He got the idea for this year’s challenge during a …  Details

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