A 1,000-Mile Walk on the Beach : : one Woman's Trek of the Perimeter of Lake Michigan

Niewenhuis, Loreen. Book - 2011 None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3.8 out of 5

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"In 2009, Loreen Niewenhuis walked completely around Lake Michigan. This book chronicles that journey, a 1,000 mile walk around the world's fifth-largest lake"--Cover.

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Insightful and Compelling submitted by sdunav on June 29, 2020, 5:44pm This memoir includes descriptions of so many places in Michigan that I've visited or driven by and wondered about. There's a lot of great natural (and cultural!) history in it, and some nice self-reflection that doesn't descend into self-absorption. The writing is straightforward - nothing that struck me as really beautiful or elegant - but solid. I would give it 4.5 stars on if we could do half stars. Maybe 5 stars, because I keep thinking about it and telling everyone about it.

Great concept submitted by pamhockey25 on August 14, 2021, 12:04pm A 45-year-old housewife, mother of two teen boys decides to walk around Lake Michigan. She starts in Chicago, and does the walk in segments. It's not just one hike around the lake but several trips where she backpacks, sleeps in motels, hammocks, and yet goes back home to recover and then start again. It's interesting how she planned her trip, and it might even be fun to do some of the segments...I found the book interesting and would recommend.

PUBLISHED
Milwaukee, Wis. : Crickhollow Books, c2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 199 p. ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781933987156
1933987154

SUBJECTS
Niewenhuis, Loreen -- Travel.
Walking -- Michigan.
Walking -- Wisconsin.
Walking -- Illinois.
Michigan, Lake -- Description and travel.