Loreen Niewenhuis is an author, adventurer, and dynamic speaker.
She has completed a trilogy of 1,000-mile journeys exploring the Great Lakes and has authored three books about these adventures.
To learn more about her work, or to engage her as a speaker, go to
http://www.laketrek.com/great-lakes-speaker/
Sleeping Bear Dunes is celebrating 50 years as a National Lakeshore.
Today, I joined up with fellow volunteers with the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes to greet visitors at the Dune Climb.
We masked up and offered hot chocolate and information about our wonderful lakeshore.
We met visitors from Ohio and from all over Michigan.
The mission of the Friends group:
"Protecting resources and heightening visitor experiences in partnership with Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore."
Masked up to meet visitors!
Anniversary merch can be purchased at FriendsofSleepingBear.org
Hundreds of volunteers give thousands of hours each year to improve and protect this wonderful park.
Volunteers from the Friends are involved in the following activities on a routine basis:
- manage Adopt-A-Beach, Adopt-A-River, Adopt-A-Trail
- manage the maintenance and Trail Ambassador program for the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail
- Support the park in developing new trails
- manage field mowing to preserve historic agricultural landscapes
- publish 13 visitor guide booklets about the science and history of the area
- provide housing stipend for Interns
- provide funding for NPS project grant requests
- Learn more:
- Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes
