Melanie Radzicki McManus has been a news reporter at a Green Bay radio station, a press secretary at the Wisconsin State Capitol, and editor of two local publications. Since 1994, McManus has worked as a freelance writer and editor, specializing in travel and fitness. She has won numerous awards for her writing, most notably the prestigious Lowell Thomas Gold and Grand Awards for travel journalism.
Melanie Radzicki McManus earned a B.A. in communications and political science, then an M.A. in religious studies.
Melanie Radzicki McManus's Thousand-Miler is an absorbing and
enlightening first-person account of a thru-trekking adventure...a
congenial, adventurous, and inspiring trek through America's
wilderness, with broad appeal.
(Foreword Reviews, Susan Waggoner, April 25, 2017) Recommended
Summer Travel Titles, among "Four books [that] top my to-read pile"
-- New York Times Book Review, Cheryl Strayed, author of "Wild,"
June 4, 2017
Thousand-Miler weaves together practical advice, hiker profiles and
cultural tales the author collected while setting a record for
completing the more than 1,000-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail
across Wisconsin in 36 days. The most touching chapter features
veterans and the emotional need to "walk off the war" before
transitioning back to home life. (Minneapolis Star Tribune "Great
Cabin Reads" June 9, 2017)
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