Mike Link - retired as the founding director of the Audubon Center of the North Woods with 38 1/2 years dedicated to education and the protection of the environment. During that time he worked with Northland College in Ashland, WI to develop a degree in Outdoor Education and a master’s degree at Hamline University. Mike was named a Fellow of the National Association of Interpretation, A Lake Steward by the BiNational Forum, Environmental Education Award from Izaak Walton League and Achievement Award from Lake Superior Magazine. He has taught college courses at Northland College and Hamline University and conducted the International Teacher Training on Isle Royale for the Great lakes Aquarium and took people sailing on Lake Superior from 1985 - 1989. In 2010, Mike and Kate went on a 145 day a hike around Lake Superior. During the hike they delivered presentations for the public and have subsequently been engaged in writing a book and doing numerous talks about the lake and fresh water throughout MN and the... [More]

Mike Link - retired as the founding director of the Audubon Center of the North Woods with 38 1/2 years dedicated to education and the protection of the environment. During that time he worked with Northland College in Ashland, WI to develop a degree in Outdoor Education and a master’s degree at Hamline University. Mike was named a Fellow of the National Association of Interpretation, A Lake Steward by the BiNational Forum, Environmental Education Award from Izaak Walton League and Achievement Award from Lake Superior Magazine. He has taught college courses at Northland College and Hamline University and conducted the International Teacher Training on Isle Royale for the Great lakes Aquarium and took people sailing on Lake Superior from 1985 - 1989. In 2010, Mike and Kate went on a 145 day a hike around Lake Superior. During the hike they delivered presentations for the public and have subsequently been engaged in writing a book and doing numerous talks about the lake and fresh water throughout MN and the Lake Superior region. He and Kate work together as Riverlorians for American Cruise Lines Queen of the Mississippi Paddlewheel tours and guide for Off the Beaten Path.
Kate Crowley worked at the Minnesota Zoo and the Audubon Center of the North Woods as an educator. She directed the Road Scholar (Elderhostel programs) and continues to contract with the center for these each year. She is an author and publishes newspaper columns - Wingin It and Going nature's way in addition to being a Riverlorian and a guide. . Kate has canoed from the source of the Mississippi River with Mike and guided groups of Russian and American students on Mississippi River programs. She grew up on the banks of Minnehaha creek and has paddled the creek and the Twin City section of the Mississippi with Mike.