Day Hiking Trails: Ely, Minn., outfitter hosting book signing for my latest trail guide

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Ely, Minn., outfitter hosting book signing for my latest trail guide

An Ely, Minn., outfitter is hosting a book signing for my latest book, Headin’ to the Cabin: Day Hiking Trails of Northeast Minnesota, on Saturday, July 11, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Listing more than 200 trails along the St. Croix River, North Shore and in the Arrowhead, Ely is prominently featured in Day Hiking Trails of Northeast Minnesota. Earlier this spring, Amazon.com named the book its No. 1 Hot New Releases in Midwest US Travel Guides, with the ebook version landing at No. 1 on the Travel>Midwest bestsellers list and the paperback at No. 4 for Travel>Midwest books.

The outfitter hosting the book signing, Piragis Northwoods Company, offers canoe, kayak, and other outdoor gear rental and sales; it is located at 105 North Central Ave. in Ely. Copies of Day Hiking Trails of Northeast Minnesota are available for purchase at Piragis Northwoods Company.

Read more about day hiking Northeast Minnesota in my Headin’ to the Cabin: Day Hiking Trails of Northeast Minnesota guidebook.

Meet the Author

My name is Rob Bignell. I'm a long-time hiker, journalist and editor. My son Kieran and I have been hiking together for the past decade. Before Kieran, I taught middle school students in New Mexico and Wisconsin, served as an infantryman in the Army National Guard, and worked in newspapers. I've won several journalism awards, from editorial writing to sports reporting. In 2001, The Prescott Journal, which I served as managing editor of, was named Wisconsin’s Weekly Newspaper of the Year. Currently I own and operate an online editing business, Inventing Reality Editing Service. After spending several years in Southern California, my son and I now live in Wisconsin on the scenic Red Cedar River.