Join us for The Annual Environmental Awards Banquet of the Chappee Rapids Chapter of the Audubon Society and an evening with award-winning author, and noted hiker Eric Hansen. He will present a slide tour of the Upper Peninsula’s best hikes and offer his thoughts on the land, its compelling themes and its almost mythic place throughout the Midwest.

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.

Also a well-known advocate for U.P. conservation causes, Hansen’s presentation will feature an update on current U.P. conservation themes, including the metallic sulfide mining controversy. See url’s below for recent U.P. credits (and an audio clip)

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.

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.

Further information on the Chappee Rapids Chapter of the Audubon Society, and banquet ticket details are at http://www.chappeerapidsaudubonsociety.org/events.php

A WUWM interview marking the launch of Eric Hansen’s U.P. book.
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/lake_effect/view_at10.php?articleid=57
Drag the bar to the 17 minute, 50 second mark to begin U.P segment.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/29549204.html
http://wilderness.org/content/omnibus-tour-beaver-basin
http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/column/437214