July 15, 2023
Cedar Springs, MI
O'Flynns Art Gallery
60 N. Main St, Cedar Springs, MI
Cedar Springs Sidewalk Days
book sales (cash, check, or credit)
free, open to the public. Other vendors and artists in the park
July 28, 2023
Grand Ledge, MI
Island Art Fair
Juried Craft and Art event
Island Art Fair Facebook page
9 am - 4 pm
book sales (cash, check, or credit)
free, open to the public. Other vendors and artists in the park
August 18-20, 2023
Paradise, MI
Wild Blueberry Festival
Juried Craft and Art event
Wild Blueberry Festival Facebook page
three day event
book sales (cash, check, or credit)
free, open to the public. Other vendors and artists in the park
Aug 24, 2023
Scottville, MI
Senior Center
S. Main St, Scottville, MI
multi-media program about the North Country Trail
book sales (cash, check, or credit)
free, open to the public.
September
Interlaken, NY
evening program
date in September TBA
fast-paced media show, book sales and signing
sponsored by the Interlaken Public Library
open to the public
Sept 23, 2023
Albany, NY
Polish Community Center
225 Washington Ave Ext, Albany, NY
10 am - 3 pm
book sales (cash, check, or credit)
free, open to the public. Other vendors and artists, indoor event
Dec 2, 2023
Manistee, MI
Manistee Senior Center
260 St Mary’s Pkwy, Manistee, MI
Sleighbell Festival
book sales (cash, check, or credit)
free, open to the public. Other vendors and artists, indoor event
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 rode 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.
Since then she has begun writing more fiction, including the Anastasia Raven mysteries, and the Dubois Files mysteries for children.
She also writes an award-winning monthly column for the Ludington Daily News called "Get Off the Couch," and an outdoor column for the Mason County Press.
View interview with Joan H. Young on Indie Reads TV
See Young's completion of hiking the North Country Trail near Petoskey, MI.
