National Indie Bookstore Day!

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/

I took a long training hike today. I'm getting ready to hike Isle Royale next month, leading a team of hikers on a Moosewatch Expedition.

After that hike, I headed into Traverse City

To celebrate National Indie Bookstore Day,

I stopped in at one of my favorite indies, Brilliant Books. I poked around a bit and bought a new novel by Miriam Toews.

They had me sign a few copies of my own books on their shelves (always a pleasure!).

Stop in at your favorite indie today, and support them all year long.

And if you think there's nothing wrong with buying books from Amazon, click on link below to read why:

Amazon is Evil 

Quiet Water Symposium

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/

I had a wonderful time at the 

Quiet Water Symposium

There was a great turnout this year, and my presentation about the islands of our Great Lakes had a standing room only crowd.

Hundreds of people visited my booth to buy my books, get information about engaging me as a speaker, and to get information on high-tech 

Advanced Elements kayaks.

 This kayak was a big part of my exploration of the islands in the Great Lakes basin. 

This high-tech inflatable kayak folds down into a duffle. This particular model (the advanced frame) weighs just 36 pounds.

ADVANCEDFRAME® KAYAK: AE1012

Length: 10’5″ Width: 32″
Product Weight: 36 lbs.
Max Capacity: 300 lbs.
Lakes, Bays, Inland Waters
Slow Moving Rivers (Class I-II)
Coastal/Open Waters

I love having this kayak with me on my travels. It's so easy to stow in the back of my car. I can stop anywhere, inflate it, and be paddling within 10 minutes.

It was a pleasure being part of the 

Quiet Water Symposium.

I look forward to being there next year!

 Learn more about Quiet Water Symposium HERE.

Learn more about Advanced Elements Kayaks HERE.

Great Lakes Speaker

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 had a busy week crisscrossing the state of Michigan, giving presentations about my 

Great Lakes Adventures.

The week began in St. Helen, Michigan, where I gave the presentation about my first 1,000-mile hike around Lake Michigan.  

Driving to St. Helen, MI

Richfield Township Library in St. Helen, MI

Then, I headed downstate to Birmingham to the lovely All Seasons community where I gave my

Islands of the Great Lakes presentation. 

All Seasons of Birmingham

All Seasons entry

 On Friday, I had two events. First, I spoke to seniors in Beverly, MI, giving my 

Our Majestic Great Lakes talk.

Then, as I was on my way to the final event of the week (in Marshall, MI), I realized that I would be giving my fourth presentation on 

Isle Royale, Wilderness Island.

Garden and statue outside the Marshall Public Library

That's when I realized that in one week, I was going to deliver all four of my presentations!

Audience at Marshall Public Library

Learn more about my presentations and how to engage me as a speaker HERE.

I am currently booking events for the fall/winter of this year and have started to book events for 2018.