Last weekend we were lucky enough to participate in Covington, Kentucky’s annual Farmer’s Fair. The Farmer’s Fair was created to encourage people to support area farmers by eating local and eating fresh. The honored speaker was Ed Begley, Jr. Star of the hit Planet Green series, Living With Ed. Mr. Begley also signed copies [...]

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The Keen Team has just returned from an exciting week at the Outdoor Retailer Convention in Salt Lake City. We traveled from far and wide to show off our Wilderness Press and Menasha Ridge Press guides. I think it was quite a success!
We had several authors, athletes, and non-profit founders stop in to sign their [...]

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Attending Outdoor Retailer next week? Stop in the Wilderness Press booth #32108, for free adventure books and meet the awesome authors who will be signing them! Below is our booth schedule, come visit!
Tuesday, August 3
1:00 - Winton Porter, Georgia Author of the Year recipient signs his AT-Trail Burner Just Passin’ Thru
4:00 - Brad Ludden, founder [...]

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The Morning Journal writer Scot Allyn sat down with Craig Heimbuch on a Saturday afternoon in Lorain, Ohio. Their chat centered on Craig’s new book Chasing Oliver Hazard Perry. Here’s the outcome of their visit together:
Solo car trip inspires online magazine editor to compose insightful look into past
Avon Lake native writes book about Lake Erie [...]

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If you’re interested in quicksand pits, grizzly bear stalking, flash floods, and man vs. goose fights, then this might interest you. These are the experiences Jack Bennett faced while researching the best day hikes across the country for his new book Dream Hikes Coast to Coast.
In a recent review of Dream Hikes, The Cleveland Plain [...]

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There are only two days left in Keen Communications’s special summer discount offer. Go to Keen Communications and enter code “summerpaddle” at checkout to receive your discount. Remeber this offer expires on Thursday July 15th.
Keen Communications is the home of three great imprints: Clerisy Press, Menasha Ridge Press, and Wilderness Press. Each imprint offers unique [...]

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Need an escape from the hustle and bustle of city life? Try Peaceful Places: Los Angeles. This new guide offers 110 carefully researched tranquil sites within the City of Angels and neighboring communities. A recent LA Times Travel Blog says it best, “No one ever accused LA of being Tranquility Base. 10 million people, [...]

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Last weekend the 46th annual Gaya Awards were held at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Winton Porter snagged the Author of the Year award, beating out State Senator Max Cleland in the Best Memoir category for his first book, Just Passin’ Thru. Inside Just Passin’ Thru Porter tells the story of his store Mountain Crossings,  [...]

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Like most people, I am a little burned out of the sameold beach vacation.  I’m sick of chain souveneir shops full of hermit crabs and cheesy “my grandma went to Florida and all I got was this T-shirt” T-shirts. I think it’s time to try a different kind of vacation. It’s time we all experience something new, a hidden paradise deep [...]

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Winton Porter strikes again! We found this article smack dab on the front page of the Atlanta Journal’s Sunday Travel section.  Here is the opening piece, but click on through and read every word of what reporter Bo Emerson had to say about Just Passin’ Thru’: A Vintage Store, the Appalachian Trail and a [...]

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