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In 2022, Loreen joined Viking Expeditions as a

 Specialist and now travels the world as part of the Expedtion Team.

She delivers a series of lectures wherever Viking sails,

from Antarctica, South America, Panama, 

to the Great Lakes.

[...and coming soon the Arctic & Greenland!]

She has limited availabilty for speaking engagments.



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Author, Adventurer and Expedition Specialist Loreen Niewenhuis delivers dynamic presentations about her  adventures, history, and many destinations. Diverse venues have engaged her as a speaker including government caucuses, universities, libraries, clubs, schools, REI stores, senior centers, conferences, and museums.

Currently, she is a Specialist on Viking's Expedition ships where she lectures, drives zodiacs, interprets the environment on Viking's Special Operations Boats, and much more. 

Environmental organizations have also engaged her as a speaker including the Sierra Club, The Nature Conservancy, National Audubon Society, and North Country Trail groups.

She has dozens of lectures covering the Great Lakes, Panama Canal [3 brillant lectures for the canal], South America, and Antarctica.

She also has speciality lectures for destinations like Quebec City and New York City, art lectures (Rivera & Kahlo in the US), and a lecture about the history of whaling.

Loreen was a featured author at the Kerrytown BookFest.

She was a featured speaker at Tedx Kalamazoo.

Two communities have chosen her books as their annual "One County, One Read" book.

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Praise for Loreen's Presentations:

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"Loreen took our audience on an island adventure that was engaging, educational, and entertaining. We were fortunate to have found her. I'm sure future speaking engagements will result from Loreen's impressive performance at the Great Lakes Legislative Caucus Meeting.

-Lisa Janairo, Program Director, The Council of State Governments

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"Loreen translates her passion for our Great Lakes into advocacy, education, science, humor and beauty by taking listeners and readers with her on these GREAT adventures. Her five-city speaking blitz awed and inspired Indiana conservationists with the importance of preserving and protecting the Great Lakes. Loreen's adventures are truly amazing!"

-Martha Bolyard, former Associate Director of Philanthropy

The Nature Conservancy of Indiana

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"Loreen is a great speaker: funny, informative, approachable, and so interesting...she even makes geology fascinating! She's been featured in the Detroit Free Press, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Country Woman Magazine....I highly recommend her."

-Colleen Leddy, Head Librarian

Stair Public Library

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"I completely enjoyed your presentation last night at the Canton Public Library.

I was pleased with the turn out and especially your engaging presentation. I truly appreciated the fact that you concentrated on the geology, topography, beauty and history of the area....even though I am very familiar with many parts of northern Michigan, I learned a lot during your talk. Thank you for sharing your adventure with us."

-Marcia Barker, Program Specialist

Canton Public Library 

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"Our members look forward to each visit from Loreen! Her topics interest so many....We feel like we 'walk in her shoes' and share her adventures through her educational, interesting, and, at times, funny narrative. We hope she keeps exploring, keeps writing and keeps sharing her adventures!"

-Christine Friedt

Director Northview Senior Citizens

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To inquire about her availability to speak at your university, library, group, conference, school, or club please e-mail her at:

LakeTrek@gmail.com

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