Great Lakes Island Anniversary

Loreen Niewenhuis is an author, adventurer, and dynamic speaker. 

She has completed a trilogy of 1,000-mile adventures 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/

This week marks the 4th anniversary of the completion of my Great Lakes Island Adventure.

This was my third adventure exploring our magnificent Great Lakes.

Sunrise on Isle Royale

Cup and Saucer Trail on Manitoulin Island

Flowerpot Island in Lake Huron

Cedar tree on South Manitou Island

I set foot on over 30 islands in the 
Great Lakes Basin for this adventure.

Glacial Grooves on Kelleys Island

Finale on Mackinac Island

The islands of our Great Lakes are diverse and amazing. They range from the populated Montreal Island in the St. Lawrence River to wild and remote Isle Royale in Lake Superior.

The book about my island adventure

Moose Antlers on Isle Royale

Monitoring piping plovers on North Manitou Island

I was honored to help with some wildlife research taking place on some of these islands.

In May 2019, I will lead a team of women hikers in a Moosewatch Expedition on Isle Royale. 

Email me if you are interested in more information about joining me on this adventure!
LakeTrek@gmail.com

To learn more about her work, or to engage her as a speaker, go to http://www.laketrek.com/great-lakes-speaker/

Great Lakes Island Adventure

Loreen Niewenhuis is an author, adventurer, and Great Lakes speaker. She has completed a trilogy of 1,000-mile adventures exploring the Great Lakes and has written three books about the Great Lakes [A 1,000-Mile Walk on the Beach *a Heartland Indie Bestseller*, A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Walk *winner of the Great Lakes Great Reads Award*, and A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Island Adventure]. To learn more about her work, or to book her as a speaker, go to http://LakeTrek.com

Three years ago I completed my 1,000-mile adventure exploring the islands of 
our Great Lakes.

As I hiked, biked and boated through the region, I saw hundreds of islands, setting foot on many of them.

The story of this journey is in my third book:

Here are some highlights:

Columbine on Washington Island

Stavkirke on Washington Island

Watching over the piping plovers on North Manitou Island

Kayaking the Les Cheneaux Islands

The Apostle Islands

Kayaking the Apostle Islands

Kayaking the Apostle Islands

Hiking Grand Island with my niece and nephew

Chain coral on Manitoulin Island

Kayaking the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River

Isle Royale

All of my books are available as audiobooks on 
audible.com

Island Adventure Anniversary

Loreen Niewenhuis is an author, adventurer, and Great Lakes speaker. She has completed a trilogy of 1,000-mile adventures exploring the Great Lakes and has written three books about the Great Lakes [A 1,000-Mile Walk on the Beach *a Heartland Indie Bestseller*, A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Walk *winner of the Great Lakes Great Reads Award*, and A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Island Adventure]. To learn more about her work, or to book her as a speaker, go to http://LakeTrek.com

The book about this adventure

 Today is the second anniversary of the completion of my Great Lakes Island Adventure.

Here are some highlights:

South Bass Island

Glacial grooves on Kelleys Island

Isle Royale

Kayaking the Apostle Islands

Hiking Grand Island with my niece and nephew

Belle Isle

Chain coral on Manitoulin Island

Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island

Final steps of my 1,000-Mile Great Lakes ISLAND Adventure

Tales from the Book Tour

Loreen Niewenhuis is an author, adventurer, and Great Lakes speaker. She has completed a trilogy of 1,000-mile adventures exploring the Great Lakes and has written three books about the Great Lakes [A 1,000-Mile Walk on the Beach *a Heartland Indie Bestseller*, A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Walk *winner of the Great Lakes Great Reads Award*, and A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Island Adventure]. To learn more about her work, or to book her as a speaker, go to http://LakeTrek.com

I was delighted to return to the senior center in Georgetown, Michigan (near Grand Rapids). 
They had me speak to their group in the spring about my Great Lakes Walk and they booked me again to give my Great Lakes Islands presentation.

The room fills up!

The group is engrossed with a video taken on Manitoulin Island

Many venues that have booked me in the past are booking me for return engagements.

I now have three presentations 

correlating with my books:

The first is about my hike all the way around 

Lake Michigan.

The second is about my hike touching 

all five Great Lakes.

And the third is about my adventure exploring

the islands of the Great Lakes.

I am now booking events for 2016.

Contact me at:  LakeTrek@gmail.com

Leland, Michigan

Loreen Niewenhuis is an author, adventurer, and Great Lakes speaker. She has completed a trilogy of 1,000-mile adventures exploring the Great Lakes and has written three books about the Great Lakes [A 1,000-Mile Walk on the Beach *a Heartland Indie Bestseller*, A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Walk *winner of the Great Lakes Great Reads Award*, and A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Island Adventure]. To learn more about her work, or to book her as a speaker, go to http://LakeTrek.com

My book tour recently took me to Leland, Michigan where I spoke at the library...

The Library in Leland

...and then signed books at the lovely bookstore in town, Leelanau Books. 

The bookstore always has fresh flowers for their authors!

Thanks to everyone who came out to hear me speak and to get their book at the lovely indie bookstore. Leelanau Books has signed copies in stock, so hurry to get yours!

Tales from the Up North Book Tour

My book tour took me to Traverse City 

and Gaylord, Michigan this week.

Touring Traverse City's Opera House with my sister, Leslie

 I always love to return to Traverse City, and Brilliant Books had a lovely display of my three books in the window.

Window at Brilliant Books!

Peter Makin (owner of Brilliant Books) introduces me

I gave a reading and Q&A at Brilliant Books, then signed books.

Signing books at Brilliant Books

 The next day I was off to Gaylord, Michigan to sign books at Saturn Booksellers.

Set up for the "meet-and-greet" at Saturn Booksellers

The girl scouts were also at Saturn selling their addictive cookies!

[Yes, I bought many boxes of thin mints!]

Black River Books, South Haven

I always love visiting Black River Books 
in South Haven, Michigan. 

Booker and Dewey, the store dogs, are always glad to see me!

As are Pam & Dick Haferman, owners of this lovely indie bookstore.

They invited me to come and read from my new book about the islands of the Great Lakes.

Thanks to everyone who came out to chat with me and to support their local indie bookstore.

Here I am with the Hafermans, owner of Black River Books.