Stephanie Pearson Presents 100 Great American Parks

Zenith Bookstore hosts Duluth author and journalist Stephanie Pearson, who will discuss her new book 100 Great American Parks. Her book is an illustrated collection of the nation’s most breathtaking natural landscapes, published by National Geographic.

Filled with beautiful photography, wisdom from experts, need-to-know travel information including the best scenic overlooks and hiking trails, and practical wildlife-spotting tips, this collection takes readers to all 63 national parks, as well as 37 state, recreational, and city parks and green spaces.

Pearson is a journalist and contributing editor to Outside magazine. After earning her master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Pearson began her career at Outside, where she was on the editorial staff for more than 13 years. Her assignments over three decades have included reporting from Mount Everest Base Camp, meditating with Tibetan Buddhist Scholar Robert Thurman in Bhutan, and producing an online science curriculum while traveling through Australia and Latin America with National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner and his team.

Pearson has received four Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation in the categories of Foreign Travel, Environmental and Sustainable Tourism, Service-Oriented Consumer Work, and Travel Journalist of the Year. Her work has also been anthologized in “The Best American Travel Writing” series.

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required to attend this event, as is the wearing of face masks over nose and mouth.