Find the Best Hikes in Michigan this Thursday April 16th at 7:00 PM

Tom Funke, a local resident and author, will talk about hiking Michigan trails on Thursday, April 16th at the Hastings Public Library. The program begins at 7:00 in the library’s community room.

Bringing the library’s winter reading club to a close, Tom will speak about his recently published book and about local trails guests may be interested in hiking.

Tom has hiked over 1500 miles of the North Country Trail, including hiking the entire states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. He's also hiked hundreds of miles in Minnesota and Pennsylvania. The North Country Trail is 4500 miles long, winding its way through NY, PA, OH, MI, WI, MN, and ND. He is currently in the process of writing the first guide to the trail.

He published his first book, "50 Hikes in Michigan's Upper Peninsula", in 2008 and has another book in process telling the story of his 6 week, 450 mile adventure across the UP in 1998.