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Join the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation during Turkey Birkie Ski Festival for a special book launch event celebrating the release of American Birkebeiner: The Nation’s Greatest Ski Marathon by author and skier Jerome P. Poling.
In American Birkebeiner, Poling takes readers on an exhilarating journey through the history of the Birkie, from its humble beginnings in the early 1970s to its status today as the nation’s largest and most celebrated cross-country ski marathon. Featuring lively stories, personal interviews, and more than 150 historic and contemporary photographs, the book is a must-read for ski enthusiasts, history buffs, and anyone who loves the Birkie spirit. Come meet the author, celebrate Birkie history, and take home your signed copy of this definitive look at America’s greatest ski race.
A portion of book sales will benefit the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, helping to preserve and grow the Birkie experience for future generations.
Journalist and author Jerome “Jerry” P. Poling has skied more than twenty American Birkebeiners and has reported on the race for more than thirty years. He has published four other books, including two on the Green Bay Packers, one on Henry Aaron, and one on the history of the University of Wisconsin at Stout. He lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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