CRYSTAL FALLS — The Crystal Falls Community District Library, in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association, has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List.

The 48th event will feature Joan H. Young, author of “How to Hike the North Country Trail: Not Quite a Guide.” Young became the first woman to hike the entire 4,400-mile North Country National Scenic Trail in 2010. The trail has now grown to more than 4,800 miles, and she hiked the whole trail again in 2023.

The program will be at 6 p.m. Thursday on the Zoom platform. To join in, contact Evelyn Gathu in advance at egathu@crystalfallslibrary.org, or by phone at 906-875-3344. They recommend those who participate borrow a copy of these books from their local library or purchase them from a bookseller in advance to get the most out of these events.

Young has enjoyed the outdoors her entire life. Highlights of her outdoor adventures include Girl Scouts, 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.

“How to Hike the North Country Trail” is a planning guide. She writes an award-winning outdoor column for the Ludington Daily News and Mason County Press. For the past 12 years, she has also written fiction, including short stories and mysteries for adults and children.

The book is intended to help hikers who desire to take a long hike on the North Country Trail with planning the trek. It covers the definition of National Scenic Trails and gives a history of the conditions under which the trail system was established. This history helps to explain why planning an National Scenic Trails hike is more burdensome than for some other long trails. The bulk of the book is a geographical listing of legal places to camp and find lodging along the entire 4,800-mile trail, including the type of campsite/lodging, amenities, fee/no fee and manager/maintainer.

More information about the U.P. Notable Book list, U.P. Book Review and UPPAA can be found on www.UPNotable.com.

“How to Hike the North Country Trail: Not Quite a Guide”