Hansen is the author of Hiking
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula – A Guide to the Greatest Hiking
Adventures in the U.P. Nine hundred miles of memorable hiking
research went into that project. Hansen found miles of quiet Lake Superior
shoreline, thumping waterfalls and sparkling cascades, and high rock
balconies with knock-your-socks off views that stretch 50 miles and s
and offer his thoughts on the land, its compelling themes and its almost
mythic place in the imagination of people throughout the Midwest. Hansen
will cover hidden gems like Shining Cloud Falls and the fabled Falls
of the Yellow Dog as well as scenic viewpoints like the Trap Hill’s
Norwich Bluff and the Tip of the Keweenaw’s Bare Bluff.
Also a well-known advocate for U.P. conservation causes, he has highlighted
the U.P.’s rich natural heritage in adventure features for Backpacker
Magazine, the op-ed pages of our region’s leading journals, and
in numerous public radio interviews.
In 2006 the Outdoor Writer’s Association of America awarded him
first prize for conservation newspaper writing for his Chicago Tribune
op-ed essay (available at www.eric-hansen.com) highlighting the U.P.’s
iconic coaster brook trout and the threat of metallic sulfide mining
there. His slide shows are popular – twice drawing overflow crowds
of more than 300 people.
Widely traveled, he is a veteran of 28 treks to the bottom of the Grand
Canyon, successful ascents of most of the high peaks in Glacier National
Park and a mellow and memorable telemark-style ski descent of Colorado’s
highest peak, Mount Elbert.
This event is part of the monthly gathering of the Huron
Valley Group of the Sierra Club at Matthaei
Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor.
Further information on Eric
Hansen, U.P. essays, public radio audio clips below:
“Headwaters
No Place for Toxic New Mining” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
op-ed addressing metallic sulfide mining threat to the pristine
waters of the U.P. and all downstream.
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