Author Event: Joe Friedrichs

Local author and journalist Joe Friedrichs will discuss his new book, Last Entry Point: Stories of Danger and Death in the Boundary Waters, during this author event at Zenith Bookstore.

In Last Entry Point, experienced paddler and longtime regional journalist Joe Friedrichs gathers tales that involve tragedy or near-misses, interviewing people who confronted danger and walked away, as well as those whose loved ones died in the wilderness. He talks with search and rescue teams to learn what goes into finding those who go missing or who experience a medical emergency miles from help. In his explorations he considers what it means to step into the wilderness, to calmly troubleshoot problems as they present themselves, to survive a rapids or extreme weather when others in your party do not, and to be left behind when an adventurer in your life does not return home.

Friedrichs lives near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. He founded the WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast, which earned the Edward R. Murrow Award in the best podcast category in 2020. He is also the author of Her Island: The Story of Quetico’s Longest Serving Interior Ranger. His writing has appeared in Backpacker, the Star Tribune and the Boundary Waters Journal.