March 16, 2010
Ludington, MI
Pentwater Garden Club
Friendship Center, Pentwater, MI
1:30 pm
Michigan spring wildflowers
Power Point program about spring wildflowers, book sales and signing
free, open to the public

May 14-16 2010
Ludington, MI
West Michigan Birding Festival
leading wildflower hikes
make contact with Judy Bach, 231-843-4826, for more information

June 10 or 11 TBA
Grayling, MI
RV Association
"High Hopes Wearing Sweaty Socks"
slide program about hiking the North Country Trail, book sales and signing

November 10, 2010
Holland, Michigan
TBA
"High Hopes Wearing Sweaty Socks"
slide program about hiking the North Country Trail, book sales and signing
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 is currently attempting to complete the North Country National Scenic Trail in section hikes. Her mileage toward that quest is 4082 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.