November 6, 2010
Holland, Michigan
TBA
The North Country Trail and the Kitchen Sink
media program about hiking the North Country Trail, book sales and signing
all new program about completing the North Country Trail, book sales and signing, sneak preview of upcoming children's book, Moose in Boots
sponsored by the Evergreen Walking Club
to request a program or book signing.
Program info
Poster for "High Hopes Wearing Sweaty Socks" (a pdf file)
Poster for book signing (a pdf file)
Poster to promote book sales (a pdf file)
news release photo
news release photo
Joan Young has enjoyed the out-of-doors her entire life. Highlights of her outdoor adventures include Girl Scouting, which provided yearly training in camp skills, the opportunity to engage in a 10-day canoe trip, and numerous short backpacking excursions. She was selected to attend the 1965 Senior Scout Roundup in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, an international event to which 10,000 girls were invited. She has ridden a bicycle from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean in 1986, and on August 3, 2010 became the first woman to complete the North Country National Scenic Trail on foot. Her mileage totaled 4395 miles.
She also writes a monthly column for the Ludington Daily News called "Get Off the Couch."
Hear an interview with Young about the North Country Trail at Trailcast.org, program # 19.
See interview with Young at her completion of hiking the North Country Trail near Petoskey, MI.