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Thomas Funke

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Muskegon, Michigan, The United States
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I was born in Muskegon, graduated from Bangor, and graduated from Western Michigan University with a Biology & Environmental Studies degrees.

I worked for Binder Park Zoo, Michigan Audubon, and owned Trailspotters, Fort Custer Outfitters & Gateway to Pictured Rocks Lodging.

I started hiking as a small child with my father. In college, I used Dennis Hansen's Michigan Trail Atlas & Jim DuFresnes 50 Hikes in Michigan to explore Michigan's hiking trails.

I discovered the North Country Trail and hiked across Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 1998. 2000+ miles later, I'm well invested in my lifetime goal to hike the entire trail.

I currently live in Abu Dhabi working for SeaWorld.
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Thomas Funke Mostly presidential & founding fathers biographies along with books to help with my writing project. Check out my tag "Michigan's Forgotten Trails". …moreMostly presidential & founding fathers biographies along with books to help with my writing project. Check out my tag "Michigan's Forgotten Trails". (less)
Thomas Funke In a nutshell, know your topic, have a good editor to review your work, and always have a journal handy to sketch out notes/ideas.
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I don't know which was more screwed up, Saddam Hussein's brutal rule or the fact that not a single American politician involved in this project had ever picked up a history book about the region.

Can we please stop the nation-building? Please?
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