Tales from the Book Tour: 4 Events in 4 Days!

I traveled Michigan's midsection this week touring with my book. It's always fun to meet people who care about our Great Lakes!  I had events in Glen Arbor, Alpena, Big Rapids and East Tawas.

Alpena Public Library

I also had time to poke around the old Rockport Mine for fossils.

Rockhounding at Rockport Mine

Pier at Rockport Mine

I spoke to the Rock, Gem and Mineral Club in Big Rapids. They meet at Ferris State University.

Science building at Ferris State

Petoskey stone (in the rough)

Boots, Books, and ROCKS 

Lecture venue in East Tawas (sponsored by the Friends of the Library in East Tawas)

Thanks to everyone who came out to hear me read or give a talk about our Great Lakes!

Along the Way

My 1000-Mile Great Lakes hike has taken me along the shores of Lakes Erie, Huron, and St. Clair, along the banks of the Detroit And St. Clair Rivers, and along the edges of many bays and wetlands and bogs.

I've met some interesting folks along the way.



Paul Bunyan and Babe his blue ox were hanging out in the city of Ossineke.





I walked past this group of women enjoying a sunny day on Lake Huron just north of Oscoda. I waved to them and one woman asked me how far I was going. When I said, "A thousand miles," a woman sat up in her lounge chair and said, "I read about you! You walked around Lake Michigan!"

We chatted for a bit and they told me their group of friends had been vacationing at that spot for many years together. Some of them had been friends since high school.


The owners of the Trelawny resort in Ossineke (final photo) have a lovely spot on Thunder Bay. I got some great twilight shots of Alpena from their beach, and I walked for miles along the sandy bay toward Alpena today.

Location:NE Michigan

The Next Adventure!

Check out the new image at the top of this blog!

This is the route I will be following on my next adventure, a journey of over 1000-miles that will allow me to touch all five great lakes.

#1: I hike a portion of Ohio's northern edge beginning at Port Clinton, then will continue to do most of the edge of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. This will allow me to touch three Great Lakes: Erie, Huron and Michigan.

#2: I will do two sections of shoreline on Lake Superior including all of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (the longer highlighted part – which is part of the North Country Trail) and Estivant Pines Nature Sanctuary (the shorter highlighted part – which protects some of the last old-growth trees in Michigan, some as old as 600 years).

#3: Takes me along Canada’s shoreline on Lake Ontario. I will begin in Toronto and hike east to Sandbanks Park near where Lake Ontario egresses into the Saint Lawrence River.

#4: This is the two-day finale hiking from the shores of Lake Ontario to Niagara Falls along the Niagara River Recreational Trail. This will take place on a Friday-Saturday in October (dates being nailed down) and I’ll invite people to come and hike these last two days with me and to celebrate the end of my second 1000-mile adventure! I’m working on a deal for lodging and celebratory dinner, so watch for details! Also note that this will take place on the Canadian side of the river, so you will need a passport or enhanced driver’s license in order to cross the border into Canada.

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Life should be an adventure!

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